Emergency power for (Motorola) cell phones

I would like to have a small battery pack on hand for the following
double fault:
1. PG&E power failure in my home
2. dead cell phone battery

I could just buy a spare battery to fit my cell phone, but this is not
quite optimal, I think. Lithium Ion batteries don't hold a charge for
long periods of time, right?

So the ideal device would
1. have necessary electronics to charge a Moto cell phone.
2. use disposable lithium (not lithium ion) cells.
3. have decent build quality.

Suggestions?
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In news:ijcm20$s44$1@reader1.panix.com arnstein@panix.com (David
Arnstein) wrote:

> So the ideal device would
> 1. have necessary electronics to charge a Moto cell phone.
> 2. use disposable lithium (not lithium ion) cells.
> 3. have decent build quality.

If you're up to building something yourself, find a car charger known to
work on Motorola phones.

Hack the plug off and attach it to a battery pack of your own design, or
leave the plug as-is and use an appropriate socket in your battery pack.

LiIon batteries are supposed to have a self-discharge rate of less than
5% per month, as compared to about 30% for NiMH and NiCd.

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com

"David Arnstein" <arnstein@panix.com> wrote in message
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>I would like to have a small battery pack on hand for the following
> double fault:
> 1. PG&E power failure in my home

Easy plug the phone into your car - get a charger cable say $5.

Or buy an UPS.

> 2. dead cell phone battery

You need another battery although some Motorola's will run off a charger
(NOT a trickle charger).

>
> I could just buy a spare battery to fit my cell phone, but this is not
> quite optimal, I think. Lithium Ion batteries don't hold a charge for
> long periods of time, right?

Wrong - quite good (stunning as primaries).

>
> So the ideal device would
> 1. have necessary electronics to charge a Moto cell phone.
> 2. use disposable lithium (not lithium ion) cells.
> 3. have decent build quality.

If you haven't got a car just get a small back up battery with a car power
socket.

>
> Suggestions?
> --
> David Arnstein (00)
> arnstein+usenet@pobox.com {{ }}
> ^^

"Evan Platt" <evan@theobvious.espphotography.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:33:05 -0000, "R. Mark Clayton"
> <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>>If you haven't got a car just get a small back up battery with a car power
>>socket.
>
> Or just get a car power socket that plugs into your wall. About $10 or
> less.

Doh - read the original post: -

"> 1. PG&E power failure in my home"

so if the power is off then no mains converter will work...

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