From df8d63ab17def0f7d1be0997a7752d21513ee6c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Sargent <philip.sargent@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:12:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] lights and phone charging
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handbook/essentials.html | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++----------
handbook/lights.html | 17 ++++++++--
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diff --git a/handbook/essentials.html b/handbook/essentials.html
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--- a/handbook/essentials.html
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@@ -28,10 +28,45 @@ can be downloaded from here: <a href="essentials.gpx">essentials.gpx</a> (190K).
<p>
This is where it gets tricky because every device and phone app does this differently.
+<h3>GPS phone apps</h3>
+<p>
+This should work the same way whether you have an iPhone or an Android phone.
+
+<p>We do not have a recommended app as there is nothing we have found which quite does quite what we need. We are using
+<a href="http://www.gpsessentials.com/">www.gpsessentials.com</a> and <a href="https://osmand.net/">OsmAnd</a> so try one of these first. If you discover a good app, tell everyone about it.
+<p>
+Visit the <a href="http://www.gpsessentials.com/">www.gpsessentials.com</a> website and read the manual (top left, on the menu bar: "Manual") for how to do this.
+Except that the manual doesn't tell you.
+<p>The OsmAnd documentation says:
+<ul>
+<li>"The simplest way to view a track you've downloaded is to tap on it in your device's file manager and choose to open it in OsmAnd. After that, you'll see the track in My places - My tracks or in the Dashboard - My tracks."
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+More documentation on this to follow...
+
+
+
+<h3>Modern Garmin handheld GPS devices</h3>
+<p>
+Connect the GPS device to your laptop (or the expo laptop) using the USB cable. A folder will open on the laptop showing the contents
+of the device.
+You will see a subfolder called "GARMIN". Open the folder "GARMIN" and copy the file essentials.gpx which you
+downloaded into that folder.
+
<h3>Old Garmin handheld GPS devices</h3>
<p>
These can only import cave entrance locations (waypoints) and paths (tracks) using the Garmin communication protocol.
This means that you need special software on your laptop in addition to a USB cable that connects your laptop to the Garmin device.
+<p>
+<figure><a href="https://www.cablestogo.com/learning/connector-guides/usb">
+ <img src="t/usb-minib-5pin-m-c.jpg"'
+ alt="mini-USB socket"
+ /></a>
+ <figcaption><em>mini-USB b socket</em></figcaption>
+</figure>
+If your Garmin has a <b>mini</b>-USB socket, rather than the usual micro-USB found in phones, then you might have an "old" Garmin handheld, but some modern handhelds still use this old socket.
+<p>Once you have the right cable and connectedyour handheld to your laptop:
<ul>
<li>On a Windows machine, use "GPSbabel for Windows" which has an easy to use graphical user interface:
<a href="https://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html">download GPS Babel</a>
@@ -42,24 +77,6 @@ which uses gpsbabel to talk to your device.
If this doesn't work then there are no useful error messages.
</ul>
-<h3>Modern Garmin handheld GPS devices</h3>
-<p>
-Connect the GPS device to your laptop (or the expo laptop) using the USB cable. A folder will open on the laptop showing the contents
-of the device.
-You will see a subfolder called "GARMIN". Open the folder "GARMIN" and copy the file essentials.gpx which you
-downloaded into that folder.
-
-
-<h3>GPSessentials phone app</h3>
-<p>
-This should work the same way whether you have an iPhone or an Android phone, so long as you are using this app
-<a href="http://www.gpsessentials.com/">www.gpsessentials.com</a>.
-<p>
-Visit the website and read the manual (top left, on the menu bar: "Manual") for how to do this.
-Except that the manual doesn't tell you.
-More documentation on this to follow...
-<h3>Another phone app...</h3>
-More documentation on this to follow...
<hr />
<ul id="links">
diff --git a/handbook/lights.html b/handbook/lights.html
index db8fe99e4..e830b5ef0 100644
--- a/handbook/lights.html
+++ b/handbook/lights.html
@@ -6,11 +6,22 @@
</head>
<body>
<h2 id="tophead">CUCC Expedition Handbook</h2>
-<h1>Placeholder</h1>
-<p>This is not the page you are looking for.
-<p>This will be replaced with the information you want as soon as someone gets around to writing it. Why not find out how to do this yourself ?
+<h1>Charging your light (and phone)</h1>
+<h2>Top camp</h2>
+<p>Top camp has no mains 230V electricity.
+<p>Top camp does have solar-powered car batteries, so you need to bring a <b>12V car-type charger</b> for your caving light and phones.
+<p>At top camp there is one USB-charging socket (a pair of USB sockets) provided. This just plugs into one of the 12V sockets. Since this is not enough for everyone's phones, you need to <b>bring your own</b> 12V-to-USB plug-in. (Providing proper permanently-wired USB charging is on our to-do list.)
+<p>USB to multiple-USB (e.g. 1:4) expander boxes don't work for charging lights. Even for charging phones they are very, very slow. So if you are using USB to charge your caving light <b>you must</b> bring a light charger which <b>plugs directly into the 12V socket</b>.
+<h2>Base camp</h2>
+<p>Base camp has mains power and UK-style 230V mains sockets as well as EU-style mains sockets. So your usual UK chargers will work and you don't need to bring any converter plugs.
+<p>We have no permanent USB charging sockets. People bring their own mains-to-USB chargers so you may be able to borrow one, but this does mean that enough people bring one. So to be sure, <b>bring your own</b> (and label it with your gear tape).
+<h2>USB cables</h2>
+You need to bring your own USB charger cable for your phone (typically big USB to micro-USB). Yes, there are a lot of them about, but they are all personal gear. So <b>bring your own</b> (and a spare) and label it with your gear-tape colour.And bring a spare.
+<h2>Phone recharging battery</h2>
+If you are doing a lot of surface prospecting, and especially if you are using your phone for GPS location, you will want to bring a spare battery which re-charges your phone, e.g.
+<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Cell-Phones-Accessories-Portable-Phone-Power-Banks/zgbs/wireless/7073960011">one of these</a>.
<hr />
<ul id="links">
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