Solar Charging Systems

[oz rider]

Good info alimey. Does anyone know if the powermonkey eXplorer will charge a Garmin Edge 500? The website only seems to mention things like the 305 and forerunner, and I'm not sure if the 500 has the same USB and voltage.

[Eden]

The Edge 500 comes with a cable that is mini usb on one end and standard usb on the other - the mini end goes into the Edge The great thing about usb charging is that it is (as far as I know) all standard. My husband who is an electrical engineer tells me Europe has specified that hence forth all chargers for small electronics should be the same to cut down on waste of having 1000's of proprietary charging systems that are useless once you no longer have the original device, and they've standardized on usb. I've already used the wall charger that came with my (new!) Edge 500 to charge my Ipod with no ill effects, so if the solar charger you are looking at has a plug in for standard usb, I would think you should be in business.

[oz rider]

Thanks Eden. Sounds like it should be right but I emailed the local distributor and got a quick response, so it sounds like 95% sure . It's on the way.