allison5d ago
my iphone insists on telling me that if i'm charging from my laptop's USB-A port, I'm using a "slow charger." i dunno, keep your opinions to yourself man. maybe you're just bad at charging, did you think of that. "waaaah i'm only getting 500mA" entitled little asshole
Show threadCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠4d ago
@aparrish Have you tried artisanal power?
Show threadNazo4d ago
@catsalad @aparrish Oh yeah, these things. 😆 They only could charge a device if you fully shut it off first and even then you had to crank the living daylights out of it to get it to enough to boot up, send a quick text "send help!" and then it would shut off again.
Show threadCassandrich4d ago
@nazokiyoubinbou @catsalad @aparrish That's gotta just be a garbage quality product, because you should be able to produce well over 10W cranking a proper dynamo by hand, plenty for a "fast charge".
Show threadLisPi4d ago
@dalias @nazokiyoubinbou @catsalad @aparrish The good ones are also very expensive here.

As in "it's much cheaper to buy a foldable solar panel charger" expensive.
Show threadCassandrich4d ago
@lispi314 @aparrish @catsalad @nazokiyoubinbou Used 3D printer stepper: $0-2. Rectifier diodes: Maybe $1? Capacitor: a few cents. USB PD module with integrated buck-boost: $5. Gearing: a few cents. Plastic housing: a few cents.
Show threadLisPi
@dalias @aparrish @catsalad @nazokiyoubinbou If you know how to build it (I don't, I never got into hardware, requires too much money when you're not lucky enough to have something like Huaqiangbei Market near your home) and where to buy the parts.

Otherwise multiply that price by 10.
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