[Mbc] Introducing the OLPC Multi-Battery Charger.

[Edward Cherlin]

Thanks. For the record, or the FAQ, what is the advantage of this charger over
plugging a bunch of XOs into extension cords?

o Does it charge batteries *in* the XOs, or separately, for swapping?

o Does it charge batteries faster?

o Does it use less power?

o Anything else?

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Richard A. Smith <richard at laptop.org> wrote:
> Welcome to mbc at list.laptop.org.  The mailing list for OLPC's
> Multi-Battery Charger.  Rather than try to send a bunch of duplicate
> e-mails to people or make a big cc: list I decided to create a mailing
> list so that its really easy to share info among everyone interested.
>
> You are on this list and receiving this mail because you are:
>
> 1) A developer or manufacturer of the Multi-Battery Charger,
> 2) Have previously indicated interest in the multi-battery charger,
> 3) Were selected by my as a site that may find the Multi-Battery
> charger useful.
> 4) Involved in OLPC deployments.

> What is the Multi-Battery Charger?
> ----------------------------------
>
> The Multi-Battery Charger (MBC) is a product designed by OLPC to assist
> deployments with the task of bulk charging XO laptop batteries.  In a
> nutshell it will:
>
> Charge 15 batteries running on AC input 300 Watts
> Charge  7 batteries running on DC input 150 Watts
> Charge ~5 batteries on 2 60W solar blankets at full sun *[1]
>
> The charge time is approx 2 hours (depending on the input source)
>
> It will run on either AC or DC.
>
> AC input is 120/220V 50 or 60 Hz.
> DC input 9-28 VDC 150W max output.

> --
> Richard Smith  <richard at laptop.org>
> One Laptop Per Child


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