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russell.jones8

01/6/2011 at 5:53pm
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Hi

I am looking for an inexpensive solar charger for my iPhone. When we go away camping for the weekend my iPhone dies before the end of the trip. Sitting with the car engine running is a pain and takes a long time to charge.

I would like a unit that I can place say on the dashboard of the car during the day and then plug in my phone at night to charge up. Does anybody have anything like this they could recommend?

bobmel

01/6/2011 at 6:20pm
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solar phone charger these seem cheap anough haven't bought one as phone is fast charge when in the car

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mattlad

01/6/2011 at 6:41pm
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iPhone solar charger

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russell.jones8

02/6/2011 at 5:19am
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thanks for the replies. I would love the second one but it's a bit too expensive at the moment.

mattlad

03/6/2011 at 11:50am
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Try THIS ONE then!!!!

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I got mine from Aldi £20 Not sure if it's the same spec as others mentioned, as I've not checked through them. The thing with mine is that it is actually a battery as well as a charger, so would do the job just as a battery, I think the battery is about six times the capacity of the mp4 inbuilt battery.

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03/6/2011 at 3:17pm
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The power monkey is good check it out , I use it for my fishing sessions, charge the unit up by day and phone by night

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03/6/2011 at 4:33pm
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Quote: Originally posted by russell.jones8 on 01/6/2011
Hi

I am looking for an inexpensive solar charger for my iPhone. When we go away camping for the weekend my iPhone dies before the end of the trip. Sitting with the car engine running is a pain and takes a long time to charge.

I would like a unit that I can place say on the dashboard of the car during the day and then plug in my phone at night to charge up. Does anybody have anything like this they could recommend?

The UK's latitude and relatively cloudy climate means small solar panels don't work so well - the angle of the sun is much shallower than at the equator. Some here have recommended solar devices with batteries - why not just go with the battery?

http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/index.htm have good USB batteries at a good price. No connection with the company - just a happy customer. (Also note their opinion that even their own solar charger isn't suited to the UK..)

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