After doing my research on powering the wii, I have to decide on batteries and came across something I haven't seen yet. The cool part about the custom regulators is that you seem to be able to power it with whatever voltage you want (above 5v I believe). So that means that it's within the voltage range of those rechargeable battery packs you can get for phones. They are common, compact, and have various sizes / shapes / capacities. They also have built in battery indicator lights, a charge protection circuit, and you don't need to buy an expensive smart charger for it. All of this sounds appealing to me.
The only thing I'm worried about is that most of them say they detect the device and change the voltage accordingly. This is a major hiccup because I have no idea what it defaults to when plugged into a random device it can't recognize.
Has anyone successfully used one of these in a portable? Or information on HOW it decides what voltage to output? If I can get one of these to work for a wii portable, it would save time, space, and money.
I have one on hand and will do some testing with it to see if I can figure it out. If I can get any helpful information out of it, I'll post it here. Otherwise, any advice / suggestions you guys have would be super helpful.
The only thing I'm worried about is that most of them say they detect the device and change the voltage accordingly. This is a major hiccup because I have no idea what it defaults to when plugged into a random device it can't recognize.
Has anyone successfully used one of these in a portable? Or information on HOW it decides what voltage to output? If I can get one of these to work for a wii portable, it would save time, space, and money.
I have one on hand and will do some testing with it to see if I can figure it out. If I can get any helpful information out of it, I'll post it here. Otherwise, any advice / suggestions you guys have would be super helpful.