OK. You guys know I am am an Apple Fanboi. I will be using my MacBook Pro to run the Flex for Field Day. But I need a way to power it from 12V as there will be no mains power at our site. No problem, just get a DC power adaptor, right?
But wait, you *can't* get a DC power adaptor for the new MacBook Pro. Seems that Apple has changed to their funky (and proprietary) "MagSafe" connector that is held in place with a magnet so that, if you trip on the power cable, it comes unplugged without damaging the computer. Good idea. But they own the rights to it so no one but Apple can sell you one and Apple doesn't make a 12VDC power adaptor. The only solution is to cut the cable from the Apple-supplied wall-wart to the MagSafe connector and put a coaxial power connector in there so you can plug in a third-party 12V switching supply. Oh, I did find a company that would sell me one. The price was $135 and included a new Apple power supply in addition to the DC supply. If you just want the MagSafe connector by itself, the price is about $90, above the street price of an Apple power supply. I guess I would be paying to have someone cut the connector from the power supply and install the coaxial power connector for me. Oh, and they get to keep the power supply. Bad show Apple. If your stuff didn't work so well ... 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
