Solar Monkey
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Provide you with power - directly from the sun for your portable electronics.
Is your mobile phone always running out of juice in the middle of an important call? Fed up with your iPod battery running out whilst you're sunning yourself on the beach? Or you're trekking through the Himalayas, relying on your tunes to keep you motivated and all of a sudden there's silence and the recharging icon is winking at your from your iPod screen?
Don't fret! solarmonkey is here and ready to provide you with power - directly from the sun! You won't even have to get off your sun lounger...
The solarmonkey can be connected directly to your phone, iPod, PDA, PSP and more, enabling you to recharge without the need for batteries or a mains power supply! The solarmonkey works via two solar panels which generate an electric current when exposed to light, which in turn charges your device.
Specially designed to work with the solarmonkey, the included solarnut reserves redundant solar energy so that if a sunny day turns cloudy whilst you're using your solarmonkey, charging of your device is not affected,as It will regulate the supply of power to your device.
solarnut can also be used as a stand alone emergency charger, providing you with up to a quarter of mobile phone power or at least 15 minutes of talktime. To make the most of your solarnut, recharge it (via solarmonkey) at least once every 2-3 months!
The solarmonkey pack comes with tips for the most popular makes of mobile phones and devices:
Nokia & Mini Nokia
Motorola V66
Samsung E900
LG Chocolate
Sony Ericsson Wide connector
Mini USB
Female USB charging tip
iPod connector
DC4.0 for Sony PSP
Technical Information:
Battery chemical: NI-MH
Battery capacity: 150mAh
Working voltage: 4.0~6.0v
Working current: 250mA Max
Please note: the mini USB tip is a special tip which will put out NO power until the optimum power output has been gained from the sun - this is in order to protect delicate devices such as BlackBerrys. Each of the solarmonkey tips will work with several different models of mobile phone - for compatibility questions please contact us.
To reduce the charge time when using the solarmonkey, make sure the device you wish to charge is turned OFF!