Topic: iRiver H120 external power options?

[travelinbeat]

Unfortunately, Ratshack has stopped carrying enclosed AA sleds.  [...] 

Y'know this really has been bothering me since I first read it a few days ago, so I finally decided to check into it for myself:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062253

I'm guessing it was perhaps just your store that stopped carrying them? 

ALSO:  Keep in mind that Radio Shack allows you to drop ship--  in other words, if you go to the store with the item number for a product (in this case it's 270-409), their warehouse will deliver it to the store and you can pick it up without having to pay a DIME for shipping =).  It's a pretty neat offer, and this really is a fun, simple, and EXTREMELY useful little DIY.


And bugg, thanks for the T =)

[rsimms3]

Yeah, I should have been more clear, they don't carry them as standard stock at the Brick and Mortar store anymore.  When I was looking to make one for my MTII I couldn't find one locally so I gave up and moved on.  I found one of the old USB AA battery sleds on clearance at a Wal-Mart.  I bought two of them and destroyed one trying to mod it to run an cable with interchangable tips as my MTII, Sanyo HD1000, and iRiver run off of 5v DC in.  The second one I left stock and use for the MTII and the original box I build for the iRiver I still have but don't use since I always have some sort of charging capability. 

[EarlyMorningRain]

If you live in the UK or don't mind overseas shipping, there is even an out-of-the-box model, with no DIY involved!


A bargain at only £6.00, incl shipping:
http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/aabatterypack.htm

details say this would work on the H100 series iRiver's, any idea if this would work on the H300 series??

[stantheman1976]

They have different connectors.

[Brian G]

I have a juice box to go from 7-14V to 5V.  I use 9v DVD batteries, and get about 14 + hours out of a 5000mah battery. I used it at XMAS Jam last year, at the end, my battery only dropped 1 light.

[mikesalvo]

If you live in the UK or don't mind overseas shipping, there is even an out-of-the-box model, with no DIY involved!


A bargain at only £6.00, incl shipping:
http://www.portablepowersupplies.co.uk/aabatterypack.htm

details say this would work on the H100 series iRiver's, any idea if this would work on the H300 series??

has anyone picked one of these up? Its like $11 shipped from the UK   

tempting

[Sunday Driver]

...but does it have a European charger?

[mikesalvo]

its a AA battery sled. No charger...just takes (4?) AA batts....