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On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:44:45 -0800 (PST), rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mar 9, 9:09�pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz>
>wrote:
>> On Fri, 9 Mar 2012 19:41:49 -0000, Paul <p...@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >In article <4f5a0371.3990093...@news.kpn.nl>, n...@puntnl.niks says...
>>
>> >> Paul <p...@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> wrote:
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>> >> >In article <4f59791...@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, ke...@nowhere.com.au says...
>>
>> >> >> On 9/03/2012 8:54 AM, Paul wrote:
>> >> >> > In article<4f59230...@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, ke...@nowhere.com.au says...
>>
>> >> >> >> On 9/03/2012 3:00 AM, Paul wrote:
>> >> >> >>> In article<9rqf87Fad...@mid.individual.net>, 5...@2.5A says...
>>
>> >> >> >>>> On 08-Mar-12 11:51 AM, Nico Coesel wrote:
>> >> >> >>>>> Don McKenzie<5...@2.5A> � �wrote:
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>> >> >> >>>>>> On 08-Mar-12 10:23 AM, Paul wrote:
>>
>> >> >> Most USB wall warts are of the universal voltage type, you just buy a
>> >> >> cheap adaptor. I even have one that came with slip in connectors that
>> >> >> cover 90% of the power sockets in use in the world.
>>
>> >> >Reality is especially in classrooms budgets are tight so 20 to 30 of
>> >> >these is not prctical causes problems of time wasted, making sure all
>> >> >bits are together at beginning and returned at end of class, let alone
>> >> >whose got a dodgy one to debug.
>>
>> >> Thats true. I don't think the RP is very suitable for use in a
>> >> classroom. Its too fragile.
>>
>> >> >How many wall warts and the USB cables are speced for 5V @ 700mA.
>>
>> >> How many are not? Most are rated 1A and 2A is on its way.
>>
>> >The mahority of USB wall warts people have are for phones in the 100 to
>> >3000mA range to keep costs and weight down.
>>
>> 100mA would never charge a phone. �3000mA is much better. �AFAIK, they try to
>> charge the phone at 1C.
>
>Cell phone chargers do not put out 3000 mA.  They typically put out
>0.5 to 0.7 mA... at least the ones I use do.  I guess the "smart"
>phones that run down a 1500 mAHr battery in a day might charge at a
>higher rate.

Mine will charge in an hour.  One of my chargers has two outputs and will
handle two phones concurrently.

>I think 100 mA is a bit light though.

*WAY* too light.