One of my last long distance rides turned out to be grueling.\u00a0 It started going sour when I noticed my phone battery level was getting low.\u00a0 In a pinch, I used the battery pack that supplied my helmet camera.\u00a0 That kept it alive for the remainder of the ride.\u00a0 I wasn’t as lucky with my main pack.\u00a0 It seemed to work but the charger stopped.\u00a0 To add insult to injury, I then had to haul the dead weigth.\u00a0 It turned out that the override setting got changed and it was running a bit warm.\u00a0 Now I konw.<\/p>\n
That solves the problem with the main pack, but what about the small devices like my phones and recharge packs?\u00a0 It seems like a simple fix should do it, and that turns out to be true.<\/p>\n
There are a few items that I can piece together to accomplish this.\u00a0 The end result will be a USB charging source that I can run from my main pack.<\/p>\n
Here is a parts list of the items that will make up the USB power dongle.\u00a0 Tally the cost up and I’m looking at $31 to make it. I’ll be gathering the items together and putting this one together stat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of my last long distance rides turned out to be grueling.\u00a0 It started going sour when I noticed my phone battery level was getting low.\u00a0 In a pinch, I used the battery pack that supplied my helmet camera.\u00a0 That kept it alive for the remainder of the ride.\u00a0 I wasn’t as lucky with my main pack.\u00a0 It seemed to work but the charger stopped.\u00a0 To add insult to injury, I then had to haul the dead weigth.\u00a0 It turned…<\/p>\n
\n1. DC – DC Buck Converter<\/a> $3\/ea
\n2. 5V Regulator Circuit $2\/ea
\n3. USB Hub<\/a> – Hacked from a IOGear 4 Port USB Hub $10\/ea
\n4. (2) Anderson connector pig tails $1\/ea
\n5. Plastic Enclosure<\/a> $15\/ea<\/p>\n