Originally Posted by
saddlesores
i din' no dat!
standard usb charger cables don't fit the phone, i assumed it had something to do with the waterproofing on the port. if it ever broke, thought i might have to trim the plastic plug housing on another cable. that was wrong.
replacement is $8 on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/PwrON-Univers.../dp/B08YK39NTP
but it's just a longer standard-profile usb. looks like the type-C is a new shape with no up/down.
https://www.amazon.com/UNIDOPRO-Exte.../dp/B07SSPY7RL
the charger tip that came with the BV4900 looks like a regular USB connector, but about 1mm longer than standard.
IIRC, standard USB c tips are 6mm, whereas the extended ones are 10mm.
I have modified a standard tip by carefully Dremeling off the excess material, and then reinforcing things with epoxy.
As for charging, when bicycling I carry a 20k mah external battery with a solar panel. I have not used this on an extended trip, but even in cloudy conditions over the course of the day I should be able to recover about 50% of the charge I need. I've only used it on overnight rides and have been able to bring the battery back to 100% each time. Watching several videos of others touring and their experiences, I've learned the downsides to dyno hubs are generally that they only charge when moving at a minimum speed (I have a Brompton with a SON dyno, and that's around 7mph). If I stop for lunch, the dyno stops charging, whereas the solar panel continues to work.