Rapt0r9 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Hi all, I recently got a pineapple juice battery pack from the hakshop. The model number on the back is i13200. It seems that the pineapple juice battery pack automatically shuts off if there isn't a large enough load placed on it. If I just plug in the wifi pineapple and turn the battery on, the pineapple starts to boot, but the battery turns off after about 20 seconds or so. If, however, I plug something else into the pineapple juice battery along with the wifi pineapple, then the pineapple juice battery will stay on and continue to power the wifi pineapple. Is this normal behavior? I imagine that it is the design of the pineapple juice battery so it doesn't continue to try to charge a cellphone or tablet once the device is already charged. Has anyone else run into this issue with the pineapple juice battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostngone Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) Does it read i13200 or i3200? I think I have seen that issue before but I can not replicate it with what I have. I have two i3200 pineapple juice packs, two mkIVs and one mkIII and can not get the pack to turn off during the boot phase. If the juice pack is fully charged and it still does it I would say to have a defective unit. One more stupid question, how are you connecting the pineapple juice pack to the pineapple? Are you using this cable? Edited October 24, 2012 by lostngone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyoguy84771 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I'm experiencing the same issue with my Pineapple Juice battery pack. I'm charging it right now to see if anything changes. If not, I'm going to see about getting a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapt0r9 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Does it read i13200 or i3200? I think I have seen that issue before but I can not replicate it with what I have. I have two i3200 pineapple juice packs, two mkIVs and one mkIII and can not get the pack to turn off during the boot phase. If the juice pack is fully charged and it still does it I would say to have a defective unit. One more stupid question, how are you connecting the pineapple juice pack to the pineapple? Are you using this cable? It reads i13200. I am using that cable. I'd like to try to do some load tests on the pack to see if there is a minimum load it needs to stay on. I can charge my phone and tablet off of it easily, but they have a larger draw than the pineapple. I've tried charging and discharging the battery, but I get the same results when the pineapple is plugged into it, shuts off after about 20 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostngone Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) It reads i13200. I am using that cable. I'd like to try to do some load tests on the pack to see if there is a minimum load it needs to stay on. I can charge my phone and tablet off of it easily, but they have a larger draw than the pineapple. I've tried charging and discharging the battery, but I get the same results when the pineapple is plugged into it, shuts off after about 20 seconds. Sorry, I do not have the same pack as you so maybe that is normal for that model. I would contact the hak shop. Edited October 28, 2012 by lostngone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrabt Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 rapt0r9, just noticed the same thing happening with my pineapple juice, same model, when plugged into my virgin mobile mifi hotspot, though the hotspot is finniky when it comes to charging so it may not be the juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) I have a problem with my pineapple juice battery pack model i3200. It charges ok and manages to power objects like my phone etc and even the pineapple itself, however it wont power the usb that is in the pineapple so i can use the modules installed on it. On the pineapple the usb light is lit and the usb (a 4GB Sandisk - just like they sell in the hakshop) and the little orange light on the usb to show its loading can be seen so iknow its powered but when i get to the pineapple GUI i cannot access and modules on battery power Any suggestions? Edited February 13, 2013 by SystemCrash86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman_dopey Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I have a problem with my pineapple juice battery pack model i3200. It charges ok and manages to power objects like my phone etc and even the pineapple itself, however it wont power the usb that is in the pineapple so i can use the modules installed on it. On the pineapple the usb light is lit and the usb (a 4GB Sandisk - just like they sell in the hakshop) and the little orange light on the usb to show its loading can be seen so iknow its powered but when i get to the pineapple GUI i cannot access and modules on battery power Any suggestions? Known issue (at least it's been reported numerous times in the forums). Certain flash drives work better than others, but if you want it to work properly off battery power you'll need a beefier powerpack. Most people recommend the anker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Known issue (at least it's been reported numerous times in the forums). Certain flash drives work better than others, but if you want it to work properly off battery power you'll need a beefier powerpack. Most people recommend the anker. Yeah i have seen this problem multiple times in here, whats the ankler? I've never come accross that yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathdealerxx Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=anker&sprefix=anker%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aanker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Which one works best or do they all work with the pineapple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman_dopey Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Most people on here get the Anker3 10000, a bud of mine got the 8400 and has had no complaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 would this work http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0073F92OK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 would this work http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0073F92OK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 I don't see why it wouldn't, seeing as it has two USBs. I would also recommend the Anker A3 however because it has the 9v - 12v switch :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman_dopey Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 It doesn't tell you the amp output. One of the reviews states it is only 1a output (same as the pineapple juice). Get something with at least a 2.1a output and you should be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 What about this one it has a 3A output http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0063AAIRG/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers 10000mAh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman_dopey Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 The anker 3s are good. Should be fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tymm Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 When I was looking for a good battery pack I wasn't sure between the 3 amp and the one with the 9v/12v switch. I decided on the one with the switch for two reasons. 1. The 3 amps is split between the two USB ports. Meaning if you had one thing plugged in to it it would give 3 amps but if you had two things plugged in it would only give 1.5 amps 2. The switch allows for higher amperage. With the 3 amp version both are at 5v Im pretty sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I bought the Anker Astro3 and it made no change. It powers everything else including the pineapple but will NOT load my Sandisk Cruzer Fit thats plugged into it even though the led lights are on. This is really annoying me now. I don't know what's wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I bought the Anker Astro3 and it made no change. It powers everything else including the pineapple but will NOT load my Sandisk Cruzer Fit thats plugged into it even though the led lights are on. This is really annoying me now. I don't know what's wrong It's possible your Fit has gone into Read Only mode. Can you format it or write to it on a computer? -Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I formatted it before without any problems and i can moved files to and from the device. However when i click on the usbs properties and click permissons all i get is: "The Permissions of USB Partition 1 could not be determined" hmmm not sure, does this mean that its still gone into write protect mode? The usb loads up fine when the pineapple is connected to the mains power but as soon as its on battery power the usb will not load despite me purchasing a new Anker Astro3 battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I formatted it before without any problems and i can moved files to and from the device. However when i click on the usbs properties and click permissons all i get is: "The Permissions of USB Partition 1 could not be determined" hmmm not sure, does this mean that its still gone into write protect mode? The usb loads up fine when the pineapple is connected to the mains power but as soon as its on battery power the usb will not load despite me purchasing a new Anker Astro3 battery Hmm... Not sure. Is this on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux?? -Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I formatted it before without any problems and i can moved files to and from the device. However when i click on the usbs properties and click permissons all i get is: "The Permissions of USB Partition 1 could not be determined" hmmm not sure, does this mean that its still gone into write protect mode? The usb loads up fine when the pineapple is connected to the mains power but as soon as its on battery power the usb will not load despite me purchasing a new Anker Astro3 battery Hmm... Not sure. Is this on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux?? -Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemCrash86 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 It was in my Backtrack machine (ubuntu), i tried it on windows but becasue its been formatted ext4 it wont load becasue windows cant read ext4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 It was in my Backtrack machine (ubuntu), i tried it on windows but becasue its been formatted ext4 it wont load becasue windows cant read ext4 I've never had a drive go into read only mode, and seeing as you can still write to the drive and format it, I would say that it isn't in read only mode. One reason for the pineapple not seeing the drive could be that your fstab is configured incorrectly or that your drive is formatted incorrectly. Also look for a /dev/sdb1, /dev/sdb2 etc. -Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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