2009/2/13 Cédric Berger <cedric.berge...@gmail.com>: > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 16:41, Joachim Ott <jo.o...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> I bought an adapter 12V => USB for the cigarette lighter in the car so >> I can charge the FR while driving. The standard charging at 100 mA is >> too slow. Are there any objections that I charge at 500 or even 1000 >> mA? >> > > Just depends how much your adapter can deliver. > Probably 500mA is ok (even though not all adapters are made for 500mA, > I have some chargers rated for 350mA). > > 1A is quite a lot. Might be ok, but first make sure that the > specifications of your charger are ok for 1A output. > (note that none of the few car chargers I have are rated for as much > as 1A output, but most of them are old phones chargers...)
There's only the input voltage specified, 10-30V (it's a Hama 89487, 2 USB type A jacks). > I do force 500mA with an adapter I got from an older phone. I don't > have the exact specs of the charger, but it works ok. > > to do that (with latest kernels) : > echo 500 > /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-0/0-0073/pcf50633-mbc/usb_curlim I use the battery package, I'll try it later with 1 A, waiting till the led turns blue. _______________________________________________ support mailing list support@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support