I recently got a Nook for Xmas, it is not lasting as long as I thought...
If I take it camping it looks like I will need to recharge it. Unfortunately, my cigarette lighter and inverter will not work when the car is off. In my older car I could do this, but not in this one!
If I were to add a cigarette lighter type device to my Pup battery, would I be draining my battery to recharge my nook or cell phone or MP3 player?
How would I find out how much power it would pull on the recharge?
Lynn
So I found this today:
Will this do what I think it is going to do? I think I will be able to recharge my Nook maybe once or twice and it will not require charging until I am on my way home or back at home. I camp for four or five days.
Or
Do I need this plugged into some sort of power while I recharge my Nook, (Kindle like) device?
Because their just isn't any power in the woods, and none while the car is off!
And am not sure that the PUP battery won't drain out early with recharge of my NOOK if DH wires me a cigarette lighter adapter to the PUP?
Lynn
Lynn - you have a few really good options with the Nook.
First, I'd recommend putting the device in "airplane" mode, this way it won't try to access an internet connection. This will help save the batteries, you should be able to get about 10 hours off the charge.
Next, you could purchase an additional battery for about $30. You charge both of them before leaving the house, this should give you about 20 hours before you have to recharge.
Finally, with 20 hrs or so before re-charge, I'd think you'd be driving the car/truck at some point and could recharge the batteries at that time.
BTW - have you seen this light? I got one for Christmas and it works really well.
Enjoy the Nook, I really like mine.
I am always in Airplane mode, I am an avid reader, I have to recharge every 3-5 days now, when working....but when I am on vacation, I read way more....so I think I will have to recharge it every day!
It takes a couple hours to recharge in a plug not USB port...we generally just stick around campground, we don't often drive 3 hours a day!
DH thinks of buying an auxiliary power outlet to install in/for the pup battery (cigarette adapter and just a few dollars) to recharge it with, and then an adaptor for the Nook! But can't find any info on the forums for the Nook about how much power this recharge process would pull for the car battery (DH says I can just leave the car on like when you play the radio?) or how much it would pull for the Pup battery.
I have a light already, but that one looks nice, I got mine over at Amazon. It was about 19.95! Some of the covers now have a built in lite, but they also sap power from the battery, an issue these days!
I knew about the battery life when I purchased, wanted the Kindle 10 days, but knew from the forums I wasn't going to get it! The ability to borrow from the library swung me over...but I didn't think about :'( the camping hours! I figure I have almost saved the cost of the Nook in library books I did not have to buy from B&N!
This was an issue when I read on my PDA before the Nook, I went to the library and borrowed real boooks. I need large print, take four books for a four day weekend, and might read 2 1/2 to 3 of them....
But am very happy with the Nook if I can just deal with the recharge issue!
Lynn,
I don't believe that charging the Nook from the PUP battery would have much of a noticeable effect on battery life. That little battery isn't going to draw that much that you'd have to be concerned.
I'd add a 12v power port to somewhere handy on the interior and charge it as needed. I added a power port to ours so I could charge cell phones or run a 12v vacuum and that hasn't shortened battery life that we've noticed. Of course, running the vacuum too long would certainly draw too much, but it gets used for very short periods.
John
I'm preparing for a motorcycle / camping trip where we will be camping with a few thousand other people and minimal power. Since I use an Android smart phone that requires daily recharging, I started looking for a solution that will produce enough power, but is small enough to pack on the motorcycle with the rest of my stuff for a one week camping trip. I have two hard saddlebags, a "top case" (trunk box behind the seat), a tank bag, and whatever else I strap to the back seat.
What I came up with is a Goal0 brand Nomad 7M Elite folding 7 watt solar cell. It has an attachable 12 volt lighter style outlet and a USB charging port. To go with that, I got a 3600 mAh cell phone recharging battery pack that charges with USB power. Connected to the solar cell, the battery pack will fully charge with a few hours of direct sunlight. It will then produce enough power to charge the cell phone with enough power left over to power a USB powered LED keyboard light as an interior light for the tent. Closed up, the solar cell is very small.
The only thing that this won't take care of is my helmet intercom system that will only charge from a 110v wall outlet. I've bought a small inverter that I can run from the motorcycle electrical system for that if there's no other option available.
I've never tried to live "off the grid" before, but I think this is going to work. It will definitely be an interesting adventure.
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