[Arm-netbook] laptop power board

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross
<maillist_arm-netbook at aross.me> wrote:
> On 27/11/15 23:11, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 10:59 PM, Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross
>> <maillist_arm-netbook at aross.me> wrote:
>>> Great news, happy news!
>>>
>>> Where did you get the ebike batt from?
>>
>>  a random internet search - can't recall immediately the company name,
>> can look it up if you're interested.
>> l.
>
> i am, though how much was it?

 $10 in volume.  company's named g-power.

> Ive been thinking about a big lithium batt for my portable boom box
> project and for use with other gadgets. As as flexible power bank.
>
> arr i just realised, its in a 3.7v configuration and not say 14.8v
> configuration?

 correct.

> im boosting the voltage to 19-36v. hench me thinks i’m going to need
> that higher normal (is that the right word?) voltage :)

... and a charging mechanism, and to check the power consumption.
this battery's rated at nominal 0.3C (3A) discharge rate, but can cope
with 1C (10A).

 it's a low-cost battery in other words.

l.