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I had one of the last Windows Phones before they were discontinued (Nokia Lumina 950). Loved it. It died in 2018 on a camping trip when I let it trickle-charge

I had one of the last Windows Phones before they were discontinued (Nokia Lumina 950). Loved it. It died in 2018 on a camping trip when I let it trickle-charge on a Solar Panel. (Don't do that people!). I took the opportunity to get back to basics and replaced it with a 3G Nokia 3310. I used that for nearly 2 years...until my phone provider sunset 3G support. It was actually quite refreshing. It's nice to be back on a Smart Phone, but it was great to break the bad habits and when I picked up a Smart Phone again, I knew what traps I was hoping to avoid falling into and could be much more deliberate in my usage of the tool.

grog454 4y ago
> It died in 2018 on a camping trip when I let it trickle-charge on a Solar Panel. Did the battery die or the whole phone somehow?
- daveslash 4y ago
  Trickle Charging it caused something do go really wrong with the display circuitry and over half of the screen was randomized color-static looking garbage. The phone itself seemed to operate fine, but the display issues rendered it useless. I later learned that if you use a portable solar panel battery pack, let the pack charge and then plug in your phone. Don't plug a near-dead solar panel battery pack into your phone and let. There's something about the low-voltage trickle-charge that can be terrible for electronics. I'm not an EE, so I don't understand the details. Perhaps someone else can explain it better.
  - tablespoon 4y ago
    > I later learned that if you use a portable solar panel battery pack, let the pack charge and then plug in your phone. Don't plug a near-dead solar panel battery pack into your phone and let. There's something about the low-voltage trickle-charge that can be terrible for electronics. I'm not an EE, so I don't understand the details. Perhaps someone else can explain it better. I'm interested in learning more about this. I recently got a USB solar panel (with no battery). I wonder if it has anything to do with voltage dropping way below USB spec (which I've seen when the panel can't provide the current the device wants, which seems to be pretty easy when the panel is small and/or not in full sun).
  - 8note 4y ago
    I've set myself up some backpack panels + a separate usb batter Generally I've found that batteries will let you charge xor discharge, and won't let you do both. I assume that you'd get unexpected voltage/amperage on the discharging side, from the charging side if you tried to do both at the same time

grog454 4y ago

> It died in 2018 on a camping trip when I let it trickle-charge on a Solar Panel. Did the battery die or the whole phone somehow?

daveslash 4y ago
Trickle Charging it caused something do go really wrong with the display circuitry and over half of the screen was randomized color-static looking garbage. The phone itself seemed to operate fine, but the display issues rendered it useless. I later learned that if you use a portable solar panel battery pack, let the pack charge and then plug in your phone. Don't plug a near-dead solar panel battery pack into your phone and let. There's something about the low-voltage trickle-charge that can be terrible for electronics. I'm not an EE, so I don't understand the details. Perhaps someone else can explain it better.
- tablespoon 4y ago
  > I later learned that if you use a portable solar panel battery pack, let the pack charge and then plug in your phone. Don't plug a near-dead solar panel battery pack into your phone and let. There's something about the low-voltage trickle-charge that can be terrible for electronics. I'm not an EE, so I don't understand the details. Perhaps someone else can explain it better. I'm interested in learning more about this. I recently got a USB solar panel (with no battery). I wonder if it has anything to do with voltage dropping way below USB spec (which I've seen when the panel can't provide the current the device wants, which seems to be pretty easy when the panel is small and/or not in full sun).
- 8note 4y ago
  I've set myself up some backpack panels + a separate usb batter Generally I've found that batteries will let you charge xor discharge, and won't let you do both. I assume that you'd get unexpected voltage/amperage on the discharging side, from the charging side if you tried to do both at the same time