02-14-2016, 07:31 PM
(02-14-2016, 07:13 PM)MichaelMeissner Wrote:(02-14-2016, 06:49 PM)mstride Wrote: TLIM: So when you say for the rest of the world there is no good solution, I assume you are including Canada? Are we then going to have to find a LIPO on our own instead of ordering one through Pine 64?Or use a 5v USB battery charger instead of a lipo.
Note, the lipo battery uses 3 pins, not the normal 2 that I see for other 1 cell lipo batteries. I don't know if this means they are using a pair of lipos for 5.4v to 8.4v, or there some other reason not to use the 2 pin JST connector. In addition, charging lipos require specialing handling, and it is possible pine64 is using a lipo battery with a somewhat different chemistry. Before trying to source your own batteries, it would be helpful if pine64 could detail exactly what battery is supported.
I'll be the first to admit that this is not my forte. I spend a lot of time working in northern Canada (extreme northern Canada), with a lot of time flying between sites. I know I could just get a tablet to read ebooks or watch movies on, but thought that this would make a really cool little tablet to play with. Not sure if there's another option to Lipo's for tablets for providing power to the Pine 64 for longer term use. Without a battery the unit would be unusable on the flights.