i have a iPhone 6 and would like to know if i can safely power /or/ charge this device using a solar powered panel or using a external battery such as those liked below. i'm having a bit of a time figuring this out on my own and don't want to try it unless folks smarter than i say it is OK.
THANKS
battery power:
http://themicrostart.com/products/micro-starts/xp1/
solar power:
iPhone 6, iOS 8
Most likely you can provided your power source can supply the requisite power required by the MBA. I believe that is in the vicinity of 40 watts for charging or operating off the charger. Just check the power capability of the AC charger. Of course you must supply the proper voltage. This information should be on the AC adapter albeit hard to read.
I'd look for the MFi logo (made for iPhone, iPad, and iPod), but shouldn't the solar panel be able to run a car-powered iPhone charger? That would be a near guaranteed-to-work solution.
hey man. thanks. so I am trying to teach myself to calculate these kinds of things.
the MagSafe 45W power adapter says input 100 - 240V 50-60Hz; output 14.85A <something illegible> 3.05A
can you help me figure out how to calculate out this question but also if there are CAUTIONS with respect to this kind of thing!?
I See. You are saying I could use my fiat sized USB portable backup iPhone charger with the solar power and then run the iPhone off the battery? I wonder though if I can RUN the phone off the solar power in an emergency?
also, i am Checking my notes and the solar power guy says the panels give out 2 Amps per hour and the phone charges (full?) st 1.8 A so a full charge on the phone would take an hour with no clouds.
.../fist/ sized portable battery! "fiat sized" would not be portable...!
The external battery must provide 14.85 volts (about 15 volts rounded) at 3 Amps or about 45 watts - Amps X Volts = Watts. Best to buy an external battery capable of supplying a bit more power than needed. However, be sure about the voltage because most external power supplies only provide 5 and/or 9 volts. Your model requires nearly 15 volts DC or AC (don't know what it says on the adapter) because the computer provides internal regulators to drop the voltage to that required by the chips in the computer which is usually 5 volts.
These same concerns will apply to solar supplies. My iPad will charge from many different external supplies that provide 5 volts at around 2.5 Amps or 12.5 watts. I have no idea how long it would take at that charging rate to fully charge in iPhone battery if it were down at, say, 10% of full charge. Could take a couple of hours, but I've never measured so I don't know.
battery or solar powered iphone 6?
