nun - how is that Hypermac mini working out for you?

I finally got around to giving one of your suggestions a try. I got the New Trent Imp 1000 from Amazon. I only just got it but so far am very impressed. It's the first non-OEM charger that has worked flawlessly with my phone (Motorola Q9C). Last night I charged the phone, GPS, and mp3 player and it worked fine with all. I really like its size, and it's quite a bit lighter than a rigid solar panel would have been (8 oz. according to the specs), and will be a whole lot less cumbersome on tour. At $77.95 it's quite a bit more than you paid for the Hypermac mini, but then again I couldn't find those for the price that you paid anywhere. Regardless, this one is a keeper for sure.

Thanks for posting this thread - I think my charging issues on tour are finally resolved.

I am running the Dahon Biologic Reecharge (got it on eBay, $99 shipped). I dislike the factory mounting method, so I soldered my own jack into the dyno output, and mounted it on my headlight bracket. I then soldered the matching plug onto the Biologic wiring. I keep the Biologic in my handlebar bag. My dyno output is more than sufficient to keep both the Biologic and my iPhone 3GS fully charged, with GPS on.

Here's an update of how I am doing it now - Using the E-Werk with my own cache battery and independently controlled switches for different devices. Working out great! https://www.tiredofit.ca/2011/03/peda...arging-system/

I like this. No need to charge it. It uses AA batteries and can fully charge an iPhone 4 twice using standard alkaline batteries. And it's cheap too. It also acts as a charger so you can use rechargeable batteries with it. Although, it's a slower charger compared to better ones.

I also used a small Powerfilm solar panel with a USB port. Even in overcast conditions it'll keep you iPhone charged up. In bright sun it'll charge an iPhone in about 2 hours. I had it strapped to my pannier.

The solar panel was my primary charger. I only used the Tekkon gadget a couple of times.

I really like it. I got the old version which is why it was cheap. It has a low current USB charger which takes for ever to charge it so i don't use that, but the DC wall plug that comes with it charges it in 3 to 4 hours. I get 5 or 6 full iPhone 3 charges out of it which is more than a weeks usage for me. The size and weight of the hypermac mini are excellent and I like that I can plug my iPhone into the hypermac mini and charge them both at the same time. It's thin enough to easily slide into a pocket too.

I don't get why you say that solar isn't enough, but then again I don't own an I-phone so I don't know how much drain it has.

I've been looking into solar myself and so far I'm trying to make a choice between 2 units that where posted in a candlepower forums market thread.

Here's the thread (lots of good info there)
https://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/sho...2-panels-added

Here's the second unit that I'm looking at which was posted in his thread.
https://www.suntactics.com/

and his reply to it
https://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/sho...=1#post2655099
https://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/sho...=1#post2655090

The second unit seems more robust and has lots of different configurations for cycle tourers, which will cost you even more money the hefty price tag the base unit has . What's turning me off the base unit is the fact that it only comes with a 1 year warranty and that hefty price tag, which makes me wonder if I should just get 2 of the cheaper units the thread starter is offering.