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Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« on: January 26, 2015, 10:07:56 AM »
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I have a bunch of Tekkeon 3300's, and with this storm coming I am wondering if there is a way to use the Tekkeon 3300 to charge an iPhone?  The 3300 does not have a usb port, so I am assuming if it is possible it would require some type of barrel > USB connector.  Has anyone tried this or have any suggestions. I know I won't have a solution in place before I am covered in snow, but I'd like to see if there is an option here for next time. 

I also wonder if there is anyway to power a light off one of these.  I have 8 3300's, and it would be awesome to be able to use that power during a power outage for charging iPhones and lighting.

Any ideas?
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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2015, 10:13:32 AM »
Does the 3300 have USB?
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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2015, 11:10:58 AM »
Temp Solutions (kind of ghetto)

If you have a female USB cable you can splice that onto a tekkeon cable (twist cables together and cover with electric tape)

There are three colored wires in a tekkeon (red, white & Black) and four colored wires in a USB cable (green, white, black and red).
Tie the green black white USB wires to the Black & white tekkeon.
Tie the Red USB to the Red Tekkeon.
Wrap each separate connection with electrical tape.
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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2015, 11:34:41 AM »
Be very careful not to have anything connected when you are turning on the battery. I obtained the necessary adapters (can't remember if it came with the 3300 or not) to go from the 3300 to a female USB jack, and then I could set the battery at 5v and power my USB Pre2. Great. worked well in my living room.

Then setting up hurriedly at a show, I sloppily left my USB Pre2 connected when I turned my 3300 on I learned it sends a brief pulse at max voltage and then drops to the lowest one... Or at least mine did and I've heard reports of others having similar experiences. Fried my USB Pre 2. SD was great about fixing it and it's solid ever since but I bought a Jackery 12000mah USB phone charging battery.

Good battery but be careful when using lower voltage devices.

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2015, 11:44:30 AM »
The 3300 does not have USB; that feature was added to later Tekkeon models like the 3450.  I did purchase an AdaptAPlug female USB tip awhile ago in hopes that it would play nice with any device charging through a USB cable.  While it worked just fine with a Tascam DR-60D, it would not work with an iPhone or iPad; I guess the Apple devices didn't recognize the battery through the USB adapter?  That said, I also picked up an AdaptAPlug micro USB tip and was able to charge any Android phone with the 3300 batteries.

Ted's solution above might work but, in light of my experiences, I wouldn't be surprised if you'd have to splice an Apple connector directly to the Tekkeon cable in order for iPhone or iPad to recognize the 3300 and take a charge.  Let us know how it pans out for you, Jesse.

BTW, good luck weathering the storm.  We're all stocked up and hunkered down here in NYC waiting to see what happens.

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 01:36:09 PM »
I have two of those 3300s that I briefly considered using to power my 60d.  I picked up a USB tip and was a bit nervous about making sure I had the polarity right.  While testing the polarity and the voltage, it appeared to me that there was a bit of voltage fluctuation so I have never used the 3300 with my 60d or anything else. 

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 01:55:59 PM »
^^ I don't know how much voltage fluctuation you found, but I've been using the 3300 batteries with a DR-60D, an R-44, and Android phones for almost a year now and haven't had one iota of trouble with them.  As Ultfris suggested, set the voltage on the battery before plugging it into the device and you should be fine.  FWIW, I performed a test with the 3300 (mentioned in another thread) switching from the highest voltage (14v) to the lowest (3v) and, IIRC, it takes about 45 seconds for it to drop from the one extreme to the other. 

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015, 02:39:36 PM »
How about making a super long lasting led latern out of a tekkeon 3300.  Anyone have any ideas on that?
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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2015, 03:20:30 PM »
You have any LED Christmas lights?

Or an LED flashlight or two? I imagine it's just a matter of chopping a tekkeon cable and connecting the correct wires to the correct places in the flashlight battery chamber and sending the right voltage through.
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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 03:21:01 PM »
Something like this? Not really a lantern, but this is a 1-meter coiled LED strip I bought off eBay for something like $10/shipped from China. They come in many different lengths. It also comes with a wall wart that provides 12v output. Pictured is the 3450, but the 3300 would work just fine at the 12v setting for these. These are bright as hell and are adjustable, too.

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2015, 09:19:19 AM »
Sweet, that's what I am looking for.  Do you have a link by chance?  I'd love to find something like this I can just plug into without having to strip and splice wires..

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2015, 09:55:17 AM »
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009V5X1CE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2015, 11:23:01 AM »
Sweet, that's what I am looking for.  Do you have a link by chance?  I'd love to find something like this I can just plug into without having to strip and splice wires..

Thanks,
Jesse

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2015, 03:40:43 PM »
Sweet, that's what I am looking for.  Do you have a link by chance?  I'd love to find something like this I can just plug into without having to strip and splice wires..

Thanks,
Jesse

Customize away:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161255347539

For reference, mine is: 1M, 60leds, waterproof, 44k IR + 1A power (for the remote and wall wart)

Are you using this for a stand during a show?  Too bright or obnoxious?  Will the battery last the whole show?

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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2015, 05:54:50 PM »
Are you using this for a stand during a show?  Too bright or obnoxious?  Will the battery last the whole show?

No, it was a total impulse buy and when I saw this thread, I decided to see if the Tekkeon worked. I'd imagine you could use this on a stand just fine. They do get pretty bright but that can be adjusted with the remote. The LEDs change colors, brightness, blink, dance about, etc., all from the remote control. You can even adjust the blink rates and how the color changes. A darker color like blue or purple on a lower brightness setting might work a little better around a stand. Again, I haven't tested it out in the field so not sure on battery life either. 
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Re: Tekkeon 3300 for emergency power
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2015, 10:59:58 AM »
I bought a couple of these led work lights from Lowes for less than $20.00.  http://www.lowes.com/pd_580828-43921-MPL1004-LED10K840_0__?productId=50196411&Ntt=led+work+light&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dled%2Bwork%2Blight&facetInfo=

Stays cool to the touch and produces a lot of light.  Runs off 110v or 12v.  Have used the Tekkeon 3300 to power it.  One of the standard tips works fine.  No idea how long it will run as I haven't run the battery down yet. 

 

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