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Old 12-31-14 | 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RomansFiveEight
My other thought, was to mount a USB-chargeable battery in line with the generator. I.E., one of those smaller battery paks, that can charge from a USB source (as opposed to a 110V source), attached to one of these generators. And then the external battery, attached to my iPhone. My thought process is, the external battery pak becomes a buffer. And prevents the issue of potentially charging starting and stopping as I start and stop (or even slow down to a point potentially too slow for the generator to work).
There's a few out there that don't work well, and some that do. I hear good things about sinewave. It will deliver 5W from a dynamo hub. Yes charging a battery pack is the safest bet. You can also get battery packs that will charge while powering your device at the same time (a lot don't do this).

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