Psp Power Brick!

[adf]

1). oooops mine is 3600 mah

Dragonplus.   Works well so far. (about 2 weeks)

[Tom61]

Heads up peeps.  FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!!!

 Just a bit of a warning to those using the PSP power brick from Pelican.  Seems they're being recalled as a fire hazard...

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2...ican_power.html


 Would want any homes or loved ones or heaven forbid, and Zauraii getting imolated...

 Take care all!
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My battery fired itself on the second charge, and I didn't get a chance to retrun it to the store during the return period. I think I'll get the X-Box controller for the replacement product.

[the_oak]

Thanks Tom61 for the Pelican battery warning. (I had bought 2 of these, and they worked great at first.) Then one day it just stopped charging the Z! It didn't get hot or anything. It just stopped charging the Z. A quick check with the multimeter showed it putting out 5.6 volts. That's a little high, and I guess the Z has some kind of protection circuit built in, because it would not charge from the Pelican battery but still works fine with the AC adapter. Now I'm back to my 4 AA NiMH battery pack, which still works fine. It's just heavier, and I have to take the batteries out to charge them.

[grog]

Heads up peeps.  FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!!!

 Just a bit of a warning to those using the PSP power brick from Pelican.  Seems they're being recalled as a fire hazard...

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2...ican_power.html


 Would want any homes or loved ones or heaven forbid, and Zauraii getting imolated...[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=121906\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

Anybody else notice that when you register the product selection is set up with radio buttons that only allow one selection. So how do you get your whole $20 worth?

[Tom61]

Thanks Tom61 for the Pelican battery warning. (I had bought 2 of these, and they worked great at first.) Then one day it just stopped charging the Z! It didn't get hot or anything. It just stopped charging the Z. A quick check with the multimeter showed it putting out 5.6 volts. That's a little high, and I guess the Z has some kind of protection circuit built in, because it would not charge from the Pelican battery but still works fine with the AC adapter. Now I'm back to my 4 AA NiMH battery pack, which still works fine. It's just heavier, and I have to take the batteries out to charge them.
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Actually, you have TsingTao to thank for the warning. I was just pointing out that you can something that will probably work for the pieces of junk.

Heads up peeps.  FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!!!

 Just a bit of a warning to those using the PSP power brick from Pelican.  Seems they're being recalled as a fire hazard...

[a href=\"http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2006/pelican_power.html]http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2...ican_power.html[/url]


 Would want any homes or loved ones or heaven forbid, and Zauraii getting imolated...[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=121906\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

Anybody else notice that when you register the product selection is set up with radio buttons that only allow one selection. So how do you get your whole $20 worth?
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Isn't one of the wireless controllers valued at $21? Still, loosing only $4, instead of the full $20, and getting a X-Box controller I can use is worth it in my opinion. I certianly wouldn't go with the screen protectors, though.

[the_oak]

Actually, you have TsingTao to thank for the warning. I was just pointing out that you can something that will probably work for the pieces of junk.

Oops, sorry. Thanks to TsingTao then.

[nequiem]

Until I find an acceptable alternative, I'm keeping mine. The first PB I bought went up in smoke (literally). I took it back to Best Buy and the clerk could smell the plastic burning odor even after I carefully put it back in the bubble pack. It was working fine until I decided to test out to see if it would charge and re-charge simultaneously... then poof!  The next one I bought, I have not done that with and am still using it frequently without problems. I won't be leaving it unattended while charging though. Hopefully it doesn't explode on me.   Thanks for the heads up! I noticed it gets a little warm when charging my 5500 but not too bad. I can't seem to find too many alternatives above 3600mah. Here is one:

6000mah $49.95 USD; confirmed to work with Zaurus:
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=...oducts_id=8236&

Très expensive for a battery, no? I'd kind of like the Pelican all-in-one case which might work for the Z and possibly the car charger if it works.

[DaemonsGR]

3.6V / 6000mAh ?€???
Zaurus need 5V to charge!

[Tom61]

Anybody else notice that when you register the product selection is set up with radio buttons that only allow one selection. So how do you get your whole $20 worth?
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Just got my form and prepaid envelope. It turns out the radio buttons on the website only match up for the primary product, and you get a secondary product to bring the value to around $20. Example: The X-Box pad valued at $14.95 gets paired up with a PSP Screen Guard Pak valued at $4.95.

I've got a scan of the form if anyone wants to look at it.