Keeping devices charged while cycle touring & wild camping by eBike
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- On a long cycle tours with a lot of wild camping it can be a challenge to keep all your devices charged via opportunistic charging in cafes, pubs etc. All the more so if like me you are also trying to record your ride. Apart from my bike battery I also need to charge my phone, watch, headphones, head tourch, GoPro and mic. Yikes - that's a lot of cables so what's the best multi outlet charger to use?
Powerbanks are the obvious solution but if your touring more than a few days how to you recharge the powerbansk? And are they always the best solution, you lose 1/3 of the energy that goes into them. Are you better with one really big power bank or several small ones? Some Powerbanks charge very slowly, I give an example here of one that takes 28 hours to a full charge.
Does solar charging or Dynamo charging offer realistic ways of keeping all that gear charged - I think not unless your are carrying large panels and explain why,
This ended up as a long video because there's a huge amount to talk about. And while I briefly mention the eBike battery itself you should watch my most popular video on how I keep those charged on the road for more details. It's at • Keeping the battery ch...
When converting watt hours to amp hours you divide watt-hours by the voltage.
E.G. for a 500 watt hours battery that is 12v you divide 500 by 12 to get 41.7 amp hours.
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Great review and liked how you broke down everything.
Thanks, glad you found it useful
Occasionally letting your lithium-ion battery drain below 20% likely won't cause significant damage. However, routinely letting it hit low levels can accelerate its decline. Here's why:
Stress on the Battery: When a lithium-ion battery reaches very low levels (around 0%), it can put stress on the internal components, potentially reducing its lifespan.
Deeper Discharge Cycles: Each time a battery fully discharges (0%) and recharges, it counts as a cycle. Batteries have a limited number of cycles before their capacity drops significantly. By avoiding deep discharges, you extend the total number of usable cycles.
While some modern devices have built-in safeguards to prevent complete discharge, it's still a good practice to recharge before reaching critically low levels.
Here are some tips to maximize lithium-ion battery life:
Recharge between 20% and 80% whenever possible.
Avoid extreme temperatures (hot or cold) while charging or using the device.
Use the original charger or a high-quality compatible one.
Yeah when I’m commuting on the bike I’d never let the batteries go below 20% and when touring I’ll swap them over when the first goes that far down. But while touring you do generally need to charge as far as you can in case you need that power and occasionally you are close to draining the battery at the end of a long day or two.
The Bosch system does seem pretty good at not stressing the batteries, part I suspect of why the 80-100% charge seems to take as long as the 10-80%. I’ve not yet noticed capacity degradation
That was very informative thank you forntaking the time to share.
Great video!
No solar for recharging your batteries?
Works for me.
I follow those experiments with interest but from what I understand it wouldn’t work well for the combinations of terrain, distance & where in the world I tour. Doing 100km a day in cloudy & windy Scotland or Ireland with a fair proportion being rough roads & dirt isn’t going to allow 500whr a day to be captured
I have a Yard Force solar charger. It has 3 panels & a 4th that is the battery bank. I've found that you can fully charge about 2 to 5 devices depending on the size of the batteries your charging. If the panels aren't direct sun facing they don't charge nearly as well. Si if your at least campsite you'll need to move the panels a few times throughout the day. If it's fall or winter which equals fewer hours of lower intensity sun beams you won't get jack. At that point it worked as a battery bank that I plugged in & charged when able. I think a solar charger is crucial and every member of your home should have one. There as a commonality amongst all disasters and that's power outage. So with a solar charger and a phone/tablet you have a weather of ability at your finger tips.
When I'm going into areas with low or no cell coverage I take screen shoots of maps and other pertinent information so it will be viewable even if the grid is down.
Then if all your devices are rechargeable you'll always be good to go. Even if you have to wat 2 weeks to get the things charged 😅