Diy cashe battery
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- BigdummySteve
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Diy cashe battery
I decided to make my own battery, the plan was to use waterproof connectors and a barrel connector charging input to avoid the easily broken micro usb.
The plan worked well, soldered the charging cct and output ready to insert into the housing. But I won’t change an iPhone, any thing else is ok. Is there anything I’ve missed? Do I need to short out any pins or something else? Good job I checked before I filled it with resin......this time
The plan worked well, soldered the charging cct and output ready to insert into the housing. But I won’t change an iPhone, any thing else is ok. Is there anything I’ve missed? Do I need to short out any pins or something else? Good job I checked before I filled it with resin......this time
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Re: Diy cashe battery
Put your... um, put your tongue in it.
Re: Diy cashe battery
Depends how new the iphone and other stuff is
Newer kit has a testing circuit built in, I think, that tests how good the power source is, and then determines how much current it'll accept from it
Newer kit has a testing circuit built in, I think, that tests how good the power source is, and then determines how much current it'll accept from it
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Re: Diy cashe battery
Err thanksIn Reverse wrote:Put your... um, put your tongue in it.
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Re: Diy cashe battery
Some internet digging has revealed that iPhones require a control voltage of 2v across the data pins (2&3) for the iPhone to recognise it as a charger, obviously my output cct only provides 5v to pins 1&4.. fine fir most usb stuff but not apple.
Can I be bothered to drop in a couple of resistors, on my last bam I killed a new battery first time out due to water ingress so I do need a solution
Can I be bothered to drop in a couple of resistors, on my last bam I killed a new battery first time out due to water ingress so I do need a solution
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Re: Diy cashe battery
Cheap, fast and very, very effective.I do need a solution
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Re: Diy cashe battery
That would indeed lower my power requirements but my phone is usually on airplane mode and only used as a navigation tool, a bit like a garmin but it doesn’t crash and you can actually read the screen!Bearbonesnorm wrote:Cheap, fast and very, very effective.I do need a solution
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Re: Diy cashe battery
Steve, you do realise that Reg is sat at home thinking to himself how his paper map doesn't crash, has a massive 'screen' and requires no electrical input?That would indeed lower my power requirements but my phone is usually on airplane mode and only used as a navigation tool, a bit like a garmin but it doesn’t crash and you can actually read the screen!
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Re: Diy cashe battery
Only problem is I've just spilled my tea on it and made a nasty mark. Which one? Kiddie and Wyre Forest as it happens. More about that later.
Still, I suppose at least it's only a nasty mark and not a nasty <POP, FIZZZZZZZ> sound
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Re: Diy cashe battery
iPhones are waterproof now, talking of all stuff retro I saw a lovely Gary fisher MTB outside Tesco, sadly being used as a beater. Anyhow i digress, yes paper maps are great but like many I prefer a gps when out and about, I’ve invested in OS maps for the whole country and have a choice of several different mapping/ gps apps.
While you can’t beat a nice big map for route planning I’d always have a gps of some sort with me.
While you can’t beat a nice big map for route planning I’d always have a gps of some sort with me.
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I woke up this morning but I’m still in the dark
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