Comments on: Power Resource for Bicycle Touring: Dynamo Hubs, Solar Panels, Power Supplies and Batteries https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/ Bikepacking, Bicycle Touring, Equipment, Testing, Videos Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Brian Bassett https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-3365 Mon, 01 May 2017 23:05:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-3365 Come on Alee! Time to update this article. I NEED a solar panel to charge 2 kilowatt batteries. What’s up with the SunCapture 300w solar panel that HPC hocks for $2500? Help me unplug, I can’t afford to make a mistake.

]]> By: Paul Webb https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-2847 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 20:16:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-2847 Hi great article and site, I am new to touring and am planning a big trip this March from Portsmouth to Alicante using a lot of your advice tips and tricks, as I am going to be wild camping as much as possible power is an issue so I took your advice and bought a son28 and tout terrain the plug, however I have not been able to find a power pack that will charge from the plug? It also needs to be powerful enough to charge an exposure 1200 lumen front light – any ideas please?

]]> By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1351 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 01:57:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1351 In reply to Quixotique.

Hi Quixotique

Actually, most batteries will be able to charge through the SON28/PlugIII combo; there’s not really any batteries that work better than others. The issue is the current, or charging speed. The Plug III is optimised around USB charging at 5V/500mA (2.5W) – it will achieve that at 12km/h. Most of the bigger batteries happily charge at lower currents (“flexcharge”), however they simply take a really long time to fill up.

10W USB wall chargers fill up batteries around 4x faster than when you’re touring with The Plug III. To give you an idea on charging speeds, a 12000mAh battery takes 9-10 hours to fill up from a wall charger… that’s 40 hours of cycling! I normally charge my 6700mAh battery from the wall first, then use my dynamo to keep topping it up; it’s a great system. Unless you’re looking to charge a tablet (12000mAh will charge an iPad Air only once) you probably don’t need any more battery than this.

FYI – an iPhone 5S charge uses around 2000mAh battery, so the Smart Power Pack II would charge a phone 1.5 times.

Alee

]]> By: Quixotique https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1350 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 18:19:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1350 You write… “Some of these battery packs will connect directly to the above dynamo hubs or solar panels, holding saved power for when you need it most.” What I’ve been looking for, and having a hard time finding, is the highest capacity battery that works with a hub Dynamo (specifically the SON28). I plan on getting The Plug III. Could you point out the batteries that do work well with dynamos? In fact, a full article on *just* batteries that are suitable would be great! So far the Smart Power Pack II is the only battery which shows variable input (flexcharge) but lacks real-world application like how many times an iPhone could be charged, and how long it takes to charge the device. I hope to write about these answers in the future, but as a consumer, I’m left having to learn a lot and still not getting the information I’d like. Which is cool! The internet doesn’t have *all* the answers.

]]> By: Burtchaell https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1188 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:26:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1188 Anybody know of a bottle cage mounted battery with usb output that can be charged from either a shimano dynamo hub or solar panel?

]]> By: Elio Shi https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1142 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:09:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1142 I am using Instapark Mercury 10 and EasyAcc 10,000mAh battery pack. I suggest the Instapark because it can charge directly from USB and its output is 2A which is more than enough for any smartphone or tablet. The EasyAcc is very affordable and charges super fast.

]]> By: Hannah https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1125 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 16:52:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1125 In reply to Alee Denham.

In your experience, dyno hubs can charge up to 6000mAh just fine? I was reading something recently about hubs not producing enough current to charge certain batteries and wasn’t sure. Thanks!

]]> By: Alee Denham https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1123 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:23:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1123 In reply to Hannah.

It depends what you’re looking to charge. The bigger the battery in your device, the bigger the battery you’ll need for your Mophie. If it’s for a phone or GPS, smaller than 6000mAh is generally fine. For tablets, I’d suggest looking at bigger batteries.

]]> By: Hannah https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1122 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:38:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1122 Any specific Mophie you would recommend? I’m using the Shutter Precision PD-8 hub

]]> By: twin heads https://www.cyclingabout.com/awesome-power-resource-dynamo-hubs-solar-panels-power-supplies-and-batteries-for-bicycle-touring/#comment-1065 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:15:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=2937#comment-1065 where I can find the number of bikes sold in Europe with dynamo installed

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