Comments on: Improving the CradlePoint PHS300’s battery life http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/ HowardChui.com - Your mobile phone community and resource Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:09:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James Sammons http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-23725 James Sammons Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:31:33 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-23725 Maybe diodes would help as a safety measure for reversed polarity batteries. Just a thought.....I could be wrong about that.. lol Cradlepoint is my backup plan...I have a Verizon Expresscard and I'm considering the new MiFi Hotspot they are offering if they don't try to make me change from my unlimited plan to a 5Gb/month plan. They told me I would have to for the device to work but I have a friend who works there that told me it was a ploy to get rid of the remaining unlimited plans. We shall see. Keep up the good work! Maybe diodes would help as a safety measure for reversed polarity batteries. Just a thought…..I could be wrong about that.. lol

Cradlepoint is my backup plan…I have a Verizon Expresscard and I’m considering the new MiFi Hotspot they are offering if they don’t try to make me change from my unlimited plan to a 5Gb/month plan. They told me I would have to for the device to work but I have a friend who works there that told me it was a ploy to get rid of the remaining unlimited plans. We shall see. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Jerry Billmyer http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-19163 Jerry Billmyer Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:12:22 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-19163 I too have just gotten a PHS300. While battery life is not now a concern, the 3G store pointed out that if the 'external battery' voltage fall below 4.7V the unit looses its config and goes to mfg default. Solution, keep batteries charged or refreshed. I do have a problem, my 595U is not 'seen' by the PHS300, you mentioned a similar issue with yours. It involved connecting and reconnecting the modem? Was it software/firmware related in the router? The aircard works great on direct attachment to a PC/laptop. Thanks I too have just gotten a PHS300. While battery life is not now a concern, the 3G store pointed out that if the ‘external battery’ voltage fall below 4.7V the unit looses its config and goes to mfg default. Solution, keep batteries charged or refreshed.

I do have a problem, my 595U is not ’seen’ by the PHS300, you mentioned a similar issue with yours. It involved connecting and reconnecting the modem? Was it software/firmware related in the router? The aircard works great on direct attachment to a PC/laptop. Thanks

]]> By: Philip Campbell http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-18931 Philip Campbell Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:08:06 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-18931 Hey there, i just got the phs300 and this battery hack sounds amazing - you should build them! - i would buy one. :) Hey there, i just got the phs300 and this battery hack sounds amazing – you should build them! – i would buy one. :)

]]> By: Cradlepoint PHS300 Mini-Review - Bregar.com http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-18161 Cradlepoint PHS300 Mini-Review - Bregar.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:18:17 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-18161 [...] phone battery (part number TXBAT10073) that are available cheaply on eBay.  Alternatively, you can create your own expanded battery pack out of five rechargeable [...] [...] phone battery (part number TXBAT10073) that are available cheaply on eBay.  Alternatively, you can create your own expanded battery pack out of five rechargeable [...]

]]> By: John Hasson » Finally.. a “hack” Better then the iphone 3G http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-13367 John Hasson » Finally.. a “hack” Better then the iphone 3G Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:46:50 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-13367 [...] yet… off to do some research…)  Turns out the router lasts about 2 hours but there are tricks (not very sophisticated) to extend it.  The iPod Touch’s wifi usage battery life is only 3 hours anyways.  So… [...] [...] yet… off to do some research…)  Turns out the router lasts about 2 hours but there are tricks (not very sophisticated) to extend it.  The iPod Touch’s wifi usage battery life is only 3 hours anyways.  So… [...]

]]> By: Maj http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-13256 Maj Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:22:54 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-13256 You could have done it a lot easier than that. The PHS300 uses Kyocera TXBAT10073 batteries which you can get for about $5 apiece on eBay. I bought five spare batteries and charged them all in the router. You could have done it a lot easier than that.

The PHS300 uses Kyocera TXBAT10073 batteries which you can get for about $5 apiece on eBay.

I bought five spare batteries and charged them all in the router.

]]> By: Derek http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-12086 Derek Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:02:02 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-12086 When you say connect the red wire to the red wire to the AC chord do you mean just get the two red wires to end up as one wire going to the connector? When you say connect the red wire to the red wire to the AC chord do you mean just get the two red wires to end up as one wire going to the connector?

]]> By: AC Adapter Guy http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-11353 AC Adapter Guy Mon, 26 May 2008 19:53:34 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-11353 That is an interesting project. Maha had a charging pack similiar to that a few years ago, but a little pricier than what you did.. I would not try to rig my own charger if I were you. You would need to regulate the current delivered pretty carefully or you could end up blowing up another battery. Speaking of which, I was surprised that it blew. NiMH hardly ever blow, Li Ion sure but not <a href="http://sterlingtek.com/ul20mahaaba.html" title="NiMH batteries" rel="nofollow"> , (yep my family and I sell them). Anyway congratulations on building the pack and please be carefull, you might want to throw some Shottky diodes in there to prevent another incident..... That is an interesting project. Maha had a charging pack similiar to that a few years ago, but a little pricier than what you did.. I would not try to rig my own charger if I were you. You would need to regulate the current delivered pretty carefully or you could end up blowing up another battery. Speaking of which, I was surprised that it blew. NiMH hardly ever blow, Li Ion sure but not , (yep my family and I sell them). Anyway congratulations on building the pack and please be carefull, you might want to throw some Shottky diodes in there to prevent another incident…..

]]> By: GameKyuubi http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-9902 GameKyuubi Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:47:41 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-9902 What you'd have to do for that is: 1) Instead of connecting the batteries to the 5v charger jack, connect them to the terminals used to draw power from the battery. In PARALLEL, NOT SERIES. You can actually connect as many 5v modules as you want this way. It will increase the mAh, not the voltage, so it is safe. Just make sure you put them in the right way I guess lol. 2) Uhh. I guess there isn't a number 2. I explained just about all of it in number 1. Oh well. What you’d have to do for that is:

1) Instead of connecting the batteries to the 5v charger jack, connect them to the terminals used to draw power from the battery. In PARALLEL, NOT SERIES. You can actually connect as many 5v modules as you want this way. It will increase the mAh, not the voltage, so it is safe. Just make sure you put them in the right way I guess lol.

2) Uhh. I guess there isn’t a number 2. I explained just about all of it in number 1. Oh well.

]]> By: John http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/comment-page-1/#comment-9831 John Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:00:09 +0000 http://www.howardchui.com/2008/03/30/how-to-improve-the-cradlepoint-phs300s-battery-life/#comment-9831 I wonder what you'd have to do to make it such that you could recharge them in the holders, so you could treat it like one sealed power unit (that way you don't accidentally put batteries in backward when you've just recharged a batch :-} ) ... and I wonder how to interface with a USB cable too (for charging, or for regular power; I have my phone and PDA both set up to charge from USB adapters on my home and work computers, on a wall outlet in my bedroom, and on a car->USB adapter in my car). I wonder what you’d have to do to make it such that you could recharge them in the holders, so you could treat it like one sealed power unit (that way you don’t accidentally put batteries in backward when you’ve just recharged a batch :-} ) … and I wonder how to interface with a USB cable too (for charging, or for regular power; I have my phone and PDA both set up to charge from USB adapters on my home and work computers, on a wall outlet in my bedroom, and on a car->USB adapter in my car).

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