I think NiMH batteries hate to get overcharged, so you may want to have a protection or charging circuit in place.
Alex Radek Polak schrieb: >> Hey all, >> is anybody out there who is using the FR on longer trips for navigation >> and/or geocaching? How did you solve the power problem? >> >> I would love to have an adapter from my hub generator for the >> Freerunner. Should not be too difficult. Something to convert AC to DC >> and then maybe some switching thing to getthe right voltage (DC/DC >> converter or what). >> >> Does anybody have a solution or some hints? >> >> >> Alex >> >> > > Hi, > from what i read probably the best way is to convert AC current to DC > and use NiMH batteries for current excess. But my skills in this area are > very poor. > > My plan is to use utilize batteries that are inside my front light which is > Hella HL 2000. I didnt have time and wasnt brave enough to try it yet. > > Here is links for stuff i found on this topic: > > http://activationrecord.net/radekp/openmoko/charger/ > > Radek > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community