kobo owners who are travelling

lmcread · 02-24-2012, 02:40 PM

hi for those travelling with the KOBO touch.. how do you manager to power it ?? my daughter wants to take kobo on trip .. and her trip is about 3.5 weeks .. with no access to compute.... any thoughts ??

Koboyashi · 02-24-2012, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lmcread

hi for those travelling with the KOBO touch.. how do you manager to power it ?? my daughter wants to take kobo on trip .. and her trip is about 3.5 weeks .. with no access to compute.... any thoughts ??

I recommend a look to this site. My solution is this gadget and i'm very satisfied. It's worth the money and costs only $20. Works with 4 standard or rechargeable AA batteries to power the KT. There is also a solar charger, but you cannot replace the battery.

danskmacabre · 02-24-2012, 03:14 PM

You can get a charger that just plugs into the mains.
Alternatively if you have a modern mobile phone charger (those mini usb type chargers) you can use one of them.

Koboyashi · 02-24-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by danskmacabre

You can get a charger that just plugs into the mains.
Alternatively if you have a modern mobile phone charger (those mini usb type chargers) you can use one of them.

Oops - thought automatically, there's no mains power

For places with power outlet danskmacabre's solution is definitely better, of course.

danskmacabre · 02-25-2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Koboyashi

Oops - thought automatically, there's no mains power

For places with power outlet danskmacabre's solution is definitely better, of course.

If you're on the move a lot even then you should have access to power in a hotel, airport, even many cafes these days.

Of course you could just get a solar charger:
http://www.gomadic.com/kobo-ereader-...y-charger.html

Unless you don't have the sun where you are..

I guess that excludes us from the UK then..

Or a car charger:
http://www.gomadic.com/kobo-ereader-...e-charger.html

FJames · 02-25-2012, 11:28 PM

You can pick up a universal AC-USB charger pretty cheap these days almost anywhere. Don't pay more than $10. Even a fairly small one would suffice to recharge the Kobo. If you need portable power, look into one of the battery-powered USB chargers like http://www.dealextreme.com/p/aa-batt...ger-pack-15048 or http://www.dealextreme.com/p/2200mah...le-black-44914. I carry one when I'm traveling with the Kobo in case it runs out of power during a long trip and there's no AC adapter nearby.

Fehmarn · 02-26-2012, 06:21 AM

The "iGo Power Extender" has been a companion for quite some time for me - simply pop in two AA batteries and plug it into the device that needs juice.

http://www.igo.com/powerxtender-char...t/ps002640004/

The thing sells for U$ 10.00 at many US airports, comes with one "tip" (adapter for one device). I need two tips: mini-USB and Apple Dock Connector and I can keep both fone and reader juiced on long flights.

TonyToews · 02-27-2012, 12:12 AM

I've been quite happy with http://www.ebay.ca/itm/5V-input-2A-o...-/160725747523 . It keeps my Vox running without a charger for about 12 hours. You do need to purchase the 18650 batteries separately.

I have no idea how long that would keep the Touch charged but I suspect it would be months at several hours reading per month. You charge it using a USB port over night. And of course you can use it to keep just about any USB chargeable device going. (Other than 2 amp devices such as iPad stuff.)

02-24-2012, 02:40 PM	#1
lmcread Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: none	kobo owners who are travelling hi for those travelling with the KOBO touch.. how do you manager to power it ?? my daughter wants to take kobo on trip .. and her trip is about 3.5 weeks .. with no access to compute.... any thoughts ??

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02-24-2012, 03:14 PM	#3
danskmacabre Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3593438 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Glo. Galaxy Tab S 8.4	You can get a charger that just plugs into the mains. Alternatively if you have a modern mobile phone charger (those mini usb type chargers) you can use one of them.

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FJames Addict Posts: 320 Karma: 320941 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Touch & Aura	You can pick up a universal AC-USB charger pretty cheap these days almost anywhere. Don't pay more than $10. Even a fairly small one would suffice to recharge the Kobo. If you need portable power, look into one of the battery-powered USB chargers like http://www.dealextreme.com/p/aa-batt...ger-pack-15048 or http://www.dealextreme.com/p/2200mah...le-black-44914. I carry one when I'm traveling with the Kobo in case it runs out of power during a long trip and there's no AC adapter nearby.

02-26-2012, 06:21 AM	#7
Fehmarn Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 210 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: google my nick and find out ;-) Device: Aura H2O (Glo stolen, PRS-T1 given away, K-touch kaputt) & iPads	The "iGo Power Extender" has been a companion for quite some time for me - simply pop in two AA batteries and plug it into the device that needs juice. http://www.igo.com/powerxtender-char...t/ps002640004/ The thing sells for U$ 10.00 at many US airports, comes with one "tip" (adapter for one device). I need two tips: mini-USB and Apple Dock Connector and I can keep both fone and reader juiced on long flights.

02-27-2012, 12:12 AM	#8
TonyToews Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 351398 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo Vox and Glo	I've been quite happy with http://www.ebay.ca/itm/5V-input-2A-o...-/160725747523 . It keeps my Vox running without a charger for about 12 hours. You do need to purchase the 18650 batteries separately. I have no idea how long that would keep the Touch charged but I suspect it would be months at several hours reading per month. You charge it using a USB port over night. And of course you can use it to keep just about any USB chargeable device going. (Other than 2 amp devices such as iPad stuff.)

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