maemo.org - Talk - Powermonkey Explorer (power supply plus)

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Originally Posted by arman68 (Post 189159)

Yes, and it works! I just received mine today, and had to try it straightaway. It charged from the main unit, which automatically switched off once the N800 was fully charged.

I have not tried to charge the N800 from the solar panel directly yet, but I was using it at the same time to charge my HTC PDA. The solar charger managed to get enough power from inside the window, with no sun!

I must say it is a great piece of kit, and I definitely made the right decision to get this instead of the solio. Very well made, and well thought. N800 bit is included. Plus they really seem to have adapters for everything! Quite cheap too: £2.50 + postage. I ordered some extra for Nintendo DS lite, and my Sony camera.

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Charging N800 from the powermonkey battery charged from elctrical outlet works but the solar panel does not seem to work all that well. I charge the powermonkey battery using solar panel keeping it in direct sun for about 4 hours and indirect sun for another 6 hours. At this point powermonkey battery shows 4 bars. 2 minutes after I connect it to N800, it goes down to 2 bars and another 3 minutes later, powermonkey battery is dead. I did try to condition the powermonkey battery by fully charging it from electrical outlet and discharging it about 4 times but that did not help with charging the battery from solar panel. I am hoping it will improve after a few more charge/discharge cycles and actually get some decent charge from solar panel.