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Senkrad_Luna · 12-08-2008, 08:09 AM

150mA is the battery capacity, 250mA is the working capacity. My wall mounted usb port does 1000mA, which charges my DS in about 3 hours time I would expect the Solarmonkey would take 12 hours to charge my DS if it is a straight conversion. However as I get about 6 hours constant use from my Nintendo DS, I would expect I could use it non stop with a Solarmonkey for about 9.8 hours before having to put it down to just charge. If the same applies to the DR1000 I would expect to see a similar 63% extension of battery time. Which should be about 16 hours based on the last post I read about current battery life.

Having said all that, I have done my calculations with little education about the proper relations between charging mA and battery capacity. I notice my DS has a battery rated as 350mA which makes me think it just takes 3 hours to charge this battery and I could connect more devices to charge using the additional capacity of the adapter. But I don't know.

Edit: If the diff in mA means that it results in the DS only taking 28% longer to charge then it would never need plugging in.

Does anyone know the math to figure out how much mA the DR1000 uses over time?

Am I even asking the right question?

12-08-2008, 08:09 AM	#7
Senkrad_Luna Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: ds1000s hopeful	150mA is the battery capacity, 250mA is the working capacity. My wall mounted usb port does 1000mA, which charges my DS in about 3 hours time I would expect the Solarmonkey would take 12 hours to charge my DS if it is a straight conversion. However as I get about 6 hours constant use from my Nintendo DS, I would expect I could use it non stop with a Solarmonkey for about 9.8 hours before having to put it down to just charge. If the same applies to the DR1000 I would expect to see a similar 63% extension of battery time. Which should be about 16 hours based on the last post I read about current battery life. Having said all that, I have done my calculations with little education about the proper relations between charging mA and battery capacity. I notice my DS has a battery rated as 350mA which makes me think it just takes 3 hours to charge this battery and I could connect more devices to charge using the additional capacity of the adapter. But I don't know. Edit: If the diff in mA means that it results in the DS only taking 28% longer to charge then it would never need plugging in. Does anyone know the math to figure out how much mA the DR1000 uses over time? Am I even asking the right question? Last edited by Senkrad_Luna; 12-08-2008 at 08:13 AM. Reason: provide the added possible conclusion