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Title: External power for IRiver?
Post by: Aaron41 on June 02, 2006, 11:02:00 AM: I'm in need of external power for my IRiver for when I hit Bonnaroo in a few weeks. Any recommendations? The cheaper the better. :)
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: whatboutbob on June 02, 2006, 11:30:02 AM: Just make your own. 4 x 1.2v AA batts. Cost me about $5 plus batteries. I think i mention it in the iriver taping faq. otherwise i think there's a guide in the misticriver wiki somewhere. Will post the links in the morning if no-one has beaten me to it.
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: dennisrtyler on June 02, 2006, 12:34:03 PM: http://cgi.ebay.com/iRiver-battery-pack-UK-H10-PMP-iHP-120-140-H120-H140_W0QQitemZ9731210331QQcategoryZ48683QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/iRiver-battery-pack-UK-H10-PMP-iHP-120-140-H120-H140_W0QQitemZ9731210331QQcategoryZ48683QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

a little costly but exactly what you are looking for.
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: whatboutbob on June 02, 2006, 08:42:57 PM: hehe...they used exactly the same case as i did.
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: thierryhenry on June 10, 2006, 06:24:31 PM: Jesus with that bad boy on I can't imagine how many hours you could get recording.

The Iriver battery is already so sweet, and even external battery has to be the cheapest, longest, smallest, and easiest for the Iriver (I remember those JB3 threads sometimes those things cost $30 - $50 and were big and bulky).

Ahh don't we love the Iriver :)
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: thierryhenry on June 10, 2006, 06:26:37 PM: Oh and that was UK based (and I think a little more expensive compared to this:)

http://cgi.ebay.com/iRiver-iHP-140-AA-Battery-Extender-Charger_W0QQitemZ9710877072QQcategoryZ86533QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: udovdh on June 11, 2006, 12:35:14 PM: Quote from: Aaron41 on June 02, 2006, 11:02:00 AM
I'm in need of external power for my IRiver for when I hit Bonnaroo in a few weeks. Any recommendations? The cheaper the better. :)
Why external?
Replacing the internal battery with a 2200 mAH one is easy.
Isn't the normal internal enough for you?
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: whatboutbob on June 11, 2006, 12:57:27 PM: Bonnaroo = camping I'd assume... = no power to juice up the internal battery.

I needed a similar solution for a festival earlier this year.
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: udovdh on June 12, 2006, 08:55:46 AM: Quote from: whatboutbob on June 11, 2006, 12:57:27 PM
Bonnaroo = camping I'd assume... = no power to juice up the internal battery.

I needed a similar solution for a festival earlier this year.
12+ hours is not enough?
In that case indeed you will need something external.
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: whatboutbob on June 12, 2006, 08:58:23 AM: 12hrs over 3 days does not a happy battery make.
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: Aaron41 on June 14, 2006, 05:16:36 PM: Quote from: udovdh on June 12, 2006, 08:55:46 AM
Quote from: whatboutbob on June 11, 2006, 12:57:27 PM
Bonnaroo = camping I'd assume... = no power to juice up the internal battery.

I needed a similar solution for a festival earlier this year.
12+ hours is not enough?
In that case indeed you will need something external.

The FAQ has it listed as "up to 8 hrs" of battery life. Is this wrong?
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: treespine on July 16, 2006, 02:47:07 PM: That power thing linked above comes from this company, they have a whole line of iRiver products.

http://www.gomadic.com/iriver-h120-emergency-aa-battery-extender.html
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: kuuan on July 19, 2006, 08:48:42 AM: here is a selfmade version at misticriver:
http://www.misticriver.net/showthread.php?t=8977
Title: Re: External power for IRiver?
Post by: whatboutbob on July 19, 2006, 09:26:16 AM: Quote from: Aaron41 on June 14, 2006, 05:16:36 PM
The FAQ has it listed as "up to 8 hrs" of battery life. Is this wrong?

Not so much 'wrong' as 'subjective'.

The standard battery will likely run you about 8 hrs digital or 12 hrs analog (as cpu boosting is no longer required thanks to some recent changes). I haven't seen any test results posted recently, so would be happy for anyone to prove me wrong. I haven't tested on a standard battery for about 9 months now i think. I'm running of my 2200mAh baby.