Hand-operated handphone charger in BMT
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Didn't see anything regarding this in the BMT FAQ. Is this allowed?
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hand-operated?
so u squeeze, shake or stroke? -
Originally posted by FireIce:hand-operated?
so u squeeze, shake or stroke?
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You turn a crank.Originally posted by FireIce:hand-operated?
so u squeeze, shake or stroke? maybe its something like 6000 turns for 3mins of talktime on your samsung. -
i have a hand-operated torchlight
u have to obscenely shake it to make it lighted........
if in the forest, either u die of exhaustion from the shaking or die of OD of dirty thoughts -
You mean those small battery operated charger is it? ( power by 1x9v batt or 2x1.5v batt )?Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:Didn't see anything regarding this in the BMT FAQ. Is this allowed? -
I think there are commercially available hand-cranked ones, no?Originally posted by Manager433:You mean those small battery operated charger is it? ( power by 1x9v batt or 2x1.5v batt )?
as for the battery operated ones, are they legit? -
The No charging of handphone policy on Tekong island is quite stupid.
It has lost its purpose as the years gone by.
The ORIGINAL reason for not charging handphone (at any camps) was because of fire hazards.
Back in those days, there are many non-original chargers going around. Some of them are not type-approved.
There was a case in 5SIR where a charger caused a fired and the bunk got burned. No casualty. That was when the standing order was issued to not charge handphones in bunks.
BUt it evolved to....
charging handphone take too much electricity.
Which is so untrue.. since charging handphone is usually in the region of 200-500mA.
let's say a BMTC company of 200 ppl. all of them charging handphones,
500 x 200 = 100amps = 22 kilo Watt
Let say you charge your phone 7 hours. = 22 kilo Watt x 7 = 154 kW/h.
154kW/h at current electricity tariff (residential) $0.19/kWh = $30
Lets say industrial rate (which i dunno) say 3x of residential= $90/night.
But then, tekong uses Generator... i dunno how much that will be. -
u mean there's such a thing as hand-operated handphone charger?
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Hmm, can tell you don't go out very often.Originally posted by Gordonator:u mean there's such a thing as hand-operated handphone charger? -
i got that torch for my bmt too! my buddy thought i wanking at night when i try to charge it!!!Originally posted by FireIce:i have a hand-operated torchlight
u have to obscenely shake it to make it lighted........
if in the forest, either u die of exhaustion from the shaking or die of OD of dirty thoughts -
ah hell, i'll just buy another battery for my phone.
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can use. buy those that also acts as a torch if u r afraid of being found out. but also dun let yr platoon mates know. suddenly all will become yr good fren or 1 fine day, it will go missing. speaking from experience.
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heard they dun wan to risk shorting the generators cos once they are down the whole of the island will not be operational then CCO have to write long reports.Originally posted by Ponders:BUt it evolved to....
charging handphone take too much electricity.
But then, tekong uses Generator... i dunno how much that will be. -
They should more worried that Aircons, or cookhouse cauldrons shorting the generators than handphone chargers.Originally posted by ^tamago^:heard they dun wan to risk shorting the generators cos once they are down the whole of the island will not be operational then CCO have to write long reports. -
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My understanding is that handphone chargers, like the electric coil (used to cook Maggi Mee), are banned cuz the sockets inside your regular army bunks are really, really old. Unless already substantially re-wired, they wouldn't have been be certified by PSB or its modern equivalent, Spring S'pore.
Dunno about camp offices where, I suppose, military discipline (i.e. against leeching) is also a factor. -
Originally posted by FireIce:i have a hand-operated torchlight
u have to obscenely shake it to make it lighted........
if in the forest, either u die of exhaustion from the shaking or die of OD of dirty thoughts mine is squeezing it -
Originally posted by Ponders:The No charging of handphone policy on Tekong island is quite stupid.
It has lost its purpose as the years gone by.
The ORIGINAL reason for not charging handphone (at any camps) was because of fire hazards.
Back in those days, there are many non-original chargers going around. Some of them are not type-approved.
There was a case in 5SIR where a charger caused a fired and the bunk got burned. No casualty. That was when the standing order was issued to not charge handphones in bunks.
BUt it evolved to....
charging handphone take too much electricity.
Which is so untrue.. since charging handphone is usually in the region of 200-500mA.
let's say a BMTC company of 200 ppl. all of them charging handphones,
500 x 200 = 100amps = 22 kilo Watt
Let say you charge your phone 7 hours. = 22 kilo Watt x 7 = 154 kW/h.
154kW/h at current electricity tariff (residential) $0.19/kWh = $30
Lets say industrial rate (which i dunno) say 3x of residential= $90/night.
But then, tekong uses Generator... i dunno how much that will be. A few bunk mates and I charged our phones @ bctc, and nth really happened, but a few unfortunate ones @ the other bunk got a blackout -
and my friend bought one like 5-6 years ago.Originally posted by Gordonator:u mean there's such a thing as hand-operated handphone charger? -
why worry about charging? there's always the public telephone downstairs.
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Originally posted by Gordonator:why worry about charging? there's always the public telephone downstairs. what if it breaks down
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I think they are taken out already.Originally posted by Gordonator:why worry about charging? there's always the public telephone downstairs.
Don't see much of them around anymore. -
blackouts happened to my coy when i was in tekong bmt.Originally posted by kenn3th: A few bunk mates and I charged our phones @ bctc, and nth really happened, but a few unfortunate ones @ the other bunk got a blackout
but not too sure for wat reason. -
actually... the real reason behind "no to chargers" nowadays in tekong is not becos of electricity problem. tekong's electricity power comes from mainland, laid thru cables on the seabed.
it's to minimise the talktime a recruit can have at nite. if have charger = can talk whole nite thru n be so shag for training the next day.