Hi Kevin, Libertarian as well here. The first charger I want to test is my iGo as well.
A while back I discussed the fast charging issue with Engineering. I'll revisit that issue and get back to you guys. My understanding ( rememeber I'm marketing and have been appropriately lobotomized) is that our device checks the ID of the charger and then determines whether or not we can fast charge. ( greater than 750ma I think... ) Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Dean Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:17 PM To: List for Openmoko community discussion Subject: Re: Price of the Freerunner spare parts National warranties aside (I'm a libertarian...) I see certifying aftermarket accessories as a crucial step for Openmoko, or at the v ery least picking ONE that "works well" with a Neo/Freerunner device. I recently purchased an iGo charger in the USA that "claimed "it could charger a 100, 500 or 1000 mA device and it can't. :P I'm out $40, which isn't "crucial" to me, but it's a sum that is large enough to regret paying when a $10 charger would be equally effective. I don't want to veer too far off topic but "third-party" accessories and battery life are directly tied IMO. As long as the battery life suck on the Neo/Freerunner people will need chargers for the device, and as long as a working fast-charge charger doesn't exist, it will be construed as bad planning. -Kevin Dean On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:18 PM, ian douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wolfgang Spraul wrote: > > There are lots of clones of these Nokia batteries, we bought a few and > > can give you the names. But basically anything BL-4C, BL-5C, BL-6C > > compatible should work. > > Just my $0.02 here, but: > > *Should* work, or *definitely* work? I'd rather not buy a 'maybe' > battery and would rather buy a branded battery direct from OM... > > But if enough people test these BL-?C batteries and prove they work just > fine and nobody has any incidents related to a Nokia battery, then okay, > I'll look for a local vendor selling them if I need a spare battery. > > I ran into the same issue with my iRiver digital music player, I needed > a replacement, but iRiver didn't make this model any more so > after-market batteries were all that were left. In the end, an iPod > replacement battery did the job, but the polarity on the jumper header > needed to be switched before plugging it in and reassembling the case. I > only ordered the battery once I'd read about 20 personal accounts that, > yeah, this particular battery worked just fine, no incidents. > > Just the 'realist' in me coming out to play. :o) > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
