Comments on: Creating power for my mobile devices; one step closer http://gigaom.com/mobile/creating-power/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/creating-power/#comment-397612 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:47:29 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/creating-power#comment-397612

Jordan, I used to use a 130-Watt portable power pack from Battery Geek to extend runtimes while mobile. It’s a small brick so it’s more portable than what I’ve just purchased. The trick is getting power back in it while backpacking. I know that the powerpack I just bought can be recharged in 8 hours with a solar panel, but it’s too big for backpacking.

Gear, click the link above in my post and you’ll see the solution I’m considering. It’s basically a customized bike trainer with a parts to capture the energy I create by pedaling. The correct DC connection from that will go to the power pack and recharge the internal battery.

]]> By: gear http://gigaom.com/mobile/creating-power/#comment-397613 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:53:15 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/creating-power#comment-397613

How do you go connect the bike to the Powerpack 400?

]]> By: Jordan Running http://gigaom.com/mobile/creating-power/#comment-397614 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:01:47 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/creating-power#comment-397614

Sweet! I’ve been trying to find a good mobile power solution for a long backpacking trip–obviously the above is way too heavy, but do you have any suggestions?

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/creating-power/#comment-397615 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:09:05 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/creating-power#comment-397615

What kind of belt clip will work with that?

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