edwin_rm Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 What are some good proven public places to connect an EUC charger to top off the battery (recharge) that are not your home nor your work place?Lets say, for example, that you go ride for leisure at a big city (such as Washington DC, Madrid, Dublin, New York, Rome, etc.) and need to top up the battery, where do you stop for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirGeraint Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 This is my first time doing it and I'm doing it as I type this. I would say many restaurants (even fast food). Of course, Starbucks but I don't drink coffee (or over priced hot chocolate ).I would say it's probably pretty hit & miss on other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiasDePlaya Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Here in Santiago de Chile many gas station restaurants (fast food) have plugs to charge your notebook or phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBump Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Starbucks were talking about reducing the number of power points to deter "home workers" a while back.Some UK trains have power points for laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisxr2 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I think the train is about the only place in the.uk you would get away with it to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBump Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I think the train is about the only place in the.uk you would get away with it to be honest.Or at a sneaky well-situated pub table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 If you carry a large 'bag for life' carrier bag they will fit most EUCs inside so you could put it in one of those whilst charging it if you don't want people to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 My sons have no problem in the pubs that they frequent but they always seem to get on well with the management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Giving a full charge to a Solowheel Xtreme in the USA is about 2.5 cents ( ~12 dollar cents per 1 kwh on average in the US). So, I don't think businesses should be too concerned about charging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBump Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 And that's way more charge than my TG T3 will hold. I worked out it's about as much energy as a human would extract from a single slice of bread. Even if ran down the whole way. That's about as much energy as a human takes to walk one mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmethvin Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 For my recent trips I've used Starbucks. There are enough Starbucks that you can usually find one that isn't too busy. Usually there is a power plug available and I bring a triple-tap in my backpack in case there are already two people using it. The spacing is wide enough that you can easily fit an EUC plug and two iPhone-style USB charger cubes into it. I always buy something and figure that justifies a 30-minute stay to top up the battery in both my EUC and phone, plus use the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Camper Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 One Cafe and One pub no problem with charging. Most of them just want to see how it works and watch you ride and of course ask lots of questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoMarjamaa Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 My sons have no problem in the pubs that they frequent but they always seem to get on well with the management.The pub's have some problems with the electricity. I think their power outlets serve only DC. I have of course AC power at home and my charger has of course also AC/DC converter and my EU then gets DC. But I'm quite sure that pubs have DC ( the straight line "wave" ) outlets and my charger converts it to AC ( the sine wave) and EU gets then AC.How to test that? Easily. When you drive to pub, EU goes straight line, and when you charge it in pub, it drives back in sine wave line. After I charge it at home with AC, it's back going straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The pub's have some problems with the electricity. I think their power outlets serve only DC. I have of course AC power at home and my charger has of course also AC/DC converter and my EU then gets DC. But I'm quite sure that pubs have DC ( the straight line "wave" ) outlets and my charger converts it to AC ( the sine wave) and EU gets then AC.How to test that? Easily. When you drive to pub, EU goes straight line, and when you charge it in pub, it drives back in sine wave line. After I charge it at home with AC, it's back going straight line. I think your probem is that you are in the pubs too long and therefore puting too much "sine wave" electricity into the euc. I'm sure that it will be able to cope with a moderate amount of "sine wave line" currant and still travel in a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbouju Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 An Android dedicated app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodbarber.volts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 An Android dedicated app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodbarber.voltsIs this only for France? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbouju Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Is this only for France?I don't know (and I don't have used it yet), but the app being participative, everyone can (try to) add a spot everywhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirGeraint Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Is this only for France?I found a similar Android app called PlugShare that has several regions including UK and USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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