Help, please! GTA01BV4 died!

[Kevin Dean]

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Panta <openmoko at sardiniatravel.it> wrote:
> Alle venerdì 30 maggio 2008, Joerg Reisenweber ha scritto:
>> Am Fr  30. Mai 2008 schrieb Panta:
>> > Alle mercoledì 28 maggio 2008, Marc Bantle ha scritto:
>> > > > Thank you for your suggestion, Marc, and also for the photo (why
>> > > > don't you put it with a brief description on the battery page of
>> > > > wiki?).
>> > >
>> > > I may do that sometime  :-)
>> >
>> > I really think it can be very useful. Actually seems like is not possible
>> > to charge the Neo1973 without connecting it to a PC...
>>
>> You may hook up any usb-charger to GTA01, will work.
>
> 100ma of charge? I'm not so sure that mass market is ready for an option like
> charge for 40 hours and get 3 hours of phone! ;)

In all fairness, the 1973 wasn't intended to be mass market. :P

>
>> If you have the 47k
>> hack, i.e. a GTA02 charger, it even should fastcharge (after boot?).
>
> You have the GTA02 charger? good for you!
> But I have a GTA01BV4, not a Freerunner... sorry, only poor people here! ;) ;)

You can install Wurp's checkFastCharge script and charge with most
commercially available USB chargers. I have the iGo DC charger
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PJN2ZG) and I can fast charge my
1973 on the drives to and from work without explosions, smoke, fire or
brimstone.

>
>> I'd be *very* careful with charging GTA01-bat with a simple
>> Power+R-charger! The "old" bat has no built-in protection against
>> overcharge, and you know what happens to LiIon batteries when mistreated!?!
>> If not, ask your next Airport's security about it ;-)
>> At very least you should have a good regulated power-source with 4.1V
>> output, nothing more, but also not much less!  Otherwise "happy new year"
>> :-/
>>
>>
>>
>> ***Please DO NOT charge NEO's battery in a simple DIY charger, it may
>> explode!
>>
>> anyway, cheers
>> jOERG
>
> Thank you JOERG for your replay.
> Talking much seriously, you're surely right in what you've told.
>
> It's a little bit frustrating to remain without the game for an old man like
> I'm.
>
> Waiting for a new battery...
>
> Ciao
>
> ---
> Panta
>
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