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palcal

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Joined: 12/10/2011
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Posted: 09:02pm 18 Jul 2018
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I am currently running a mite off an 18650 lithium and using one of these
Dual USB 5V 1A 2.1A
It reads the state of the battery as a percentage, a short press on the switch turns on the back light and a long press is on/off, and just plug it into a USB power source to charge. Could also be used to charge a phone etc. For around $3 from ali express.
Paul.
"It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all"
 
disco4now

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Posted: 11:59pm 18 Jul 2018
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Hi Paul,
Does it still supply power to the output while its charging? I have a number of the USB power things and only 1 of them, the very first one I got will supply output while it is charging, the rest switch off the output while being charged.
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Gerry
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palcal

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Posted: 12:01am 19 Jul 2018
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I tried to connect to see if it would do that but the USB sockets are too close together to get both plugs in.
Paul
"It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all"
 
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