Yeah really, who does he think he is, Steve Jobs?
Any Powerbanks for use with SP3?
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malberttoo
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The Power Castle 26000 will do the job. I have one, but have only really used it once.
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B'midbar
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PowerTraveller MiniGorilla. Several new and lightly used on eBay for $100-120
I bought this one with the Intocircuit 26000mAh battery. It all works fine.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nuosi-Deng-...qid=1419207660&sr=8-3&keywords=surface+3+deng
In fairness to MikeGyver the only way he could come up with a solution so early was to buy a whole spare PSU and adapt it or cannibalise it or adapt it as there were no third party sp3 connectors available. I did this initially ad well.
Adrian
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nuosi-Deng-...qid=1419207660&sr=8-3&keywords=surface+3+deng
In fairness to MikeGyver the only way he could come up with a solution so early was to buy a whole spare PSU and adapt it or cannibalise it or adapt it as there were no third party sp3 connectors available. I did this initially ad well.
Adrian
ChrisPanzer
Active Member
Wow, just glanced at it quickly but this item looks like a great buy... check it out!
For $100, as my grandfather used to say (god rest his soul), "....can't beat that with a stick!"
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFMUBYG?psc=1
For $100, as my grandfather used to say (god rest his soul), "....can't beat that with a stick!"
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFMUBYG?psc=1
Russ
Active Member
Michael --
That is an excellent unit. I got one for Ladyfriend to use on the Atlanta/Tokyo leg of her travels (and return). That's about 15 hours of on-plane time, and she likes to watch movies on the SP1. Given its weight, she doesn't lug it around on her in-country travels, instead leaves it at her condo to pick up for the flight home. As you know, MP4's use a lot of battery. (My other contribution is converting her Chinese DVDs to MP4 for her next trip.)
I have an Energizer 18000 that I mostly use when I'm in an all-day business meeting and not close to a wall socket. Both of those, and the connections thereto, are products of the great DIY Power Projects shortly after the SP1 release. That was when some of us relived the old adage about the pioneers taking the arrows.
Take care,
Russ
Russ
Active Member
Adrian --
Exactly so. Thank you. We had a community project for accessory power back then, and Mike was also helpful with technical advice, since he had testing capabilities that most of us lacked. There were some fun times -- like discovering that the 3rd party "Pro charger" was really an RT charger and would melt if you hooked it up to a Pro. I bought the 3rd party chargers just to get the connectors -- never got around to melting one.
Take care,
Russ
malberttoo
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I remember that as well, buying a couple cheap eBay knock-offs just to get the connectors off of them.
I built my own! I used this: http://www.kaidomain.com/product/de tails.S022126
It costs 55$ together with 6 Sanyo 2600mAh. It charges 85% of the Surface with one full charge.
It costs 55$ together with 6 Sanyo 2600mAh. It charges 85% of the Surface with one full charge.
