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Offline javafiendTopic starter

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USB as charger?
« on: February 19, 2008, 06:44:07 PM »
Stop me before I do something disasterous please.  I have an excess USB cable that was cut off of a broken keyboard and am considering using it as a charger for my battery pack.  Will this work or should I avoid it at all costs?
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Re: USB as charger?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2008, 06:58:11 PM »
provide details about your battery pack please
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Re: USB as charger?
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2008, 07:04:50 PM »
It's just a 6V pack of rechargable Energizer NiMH AA's.
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Re: USB as charger?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2008, 07:45:53 PM »
the usb port supplies 5v up to 500ma. you could use it as a PSU but be very careful. I'm actually thinking of running 2 5v wires from my computers PSU
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Re: USB as charger?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 08:06:12 PM »
Quote from: javafiend on February 19, 2008, 07:04:50 PM
It's just a 6V pack of rechargable Energizer NiMH AA's.

nope don't use USB to charge those , go with a dedicated charger  , check eBay they have some good deals
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Re: USB as charger?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 08:15:29 PM »
I have a wall charger for them that I should use.  I was just feeling lazy about taking them out of the case and running two rounds of batteries through the charger  :-\
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