[all/fso?] external battery "just mobile gum pro" woes

[Sebastian Krzyszkowiak]

On 9/22/09, arne anka <openmoko at ginguppin.de> wrote:
> i just bought an external battery, just mobile gum pro (4400 mAh,Input
> (Mini USB): 5VDC 500mA Min; output (USB Type A Port): 5VDC 1000mA) to keep
> the fr alive even when using gps hours on end.
>
> last night i tried to load the fr, when starting the fr was at 48% --
> after 11h it was at 69%.
> looking at openmoko-panel-plugin's battery view, the state oscillated
> between "charging" and "not charging".
> the pwr led however firmly stayd orange, indicating charging (switching
> the batter yoff almost immediately made the led going blue, so it's not
> just inertia).
>
> sending the fr to suspend and charging, brought the level to 100% in maybe
> two hours (that's when i checked again).
>
> so, does anyone experience similar issues with an external battery? and
> what could probably cause that oscillation (and how to stop that of
> course)?
>
>
> [1]
> http://www.amazon.com/4400mAh-External-Battery-Portable-Devices/dp/B001BWQTOC/ref=sr_1_1/187-9838094-3791553?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1253622704&sr=8-1
>
> ps: just to see which kind is not line broken ...
>> http://www.amazon.com/4400mAh-External-Battery-Portable-Devices/dp/B001BWQTOC/ref=sr_1_1/187-9838094-3791553?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1253622704&sr=8-1
> <http://www.amazon.com/4400mAh-External-Battery-Portable-Devices/dp/B001BWQTOC/ref=sr_1_1/187-9838094-3791553?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1253622704&sr=8-1>
>
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Did you set USB charge current to 500mA? If device which you are
connecting can't ennumerate USB connection, Neo will charge with only
100mA - and running system eats something about 200mA.

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Sebastian Krzyszkowiak
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