Okay, I'll bite. A $30 battery pack is just too good to pass up. But I can't find it anywhere! Coleman has nothing like that (that I could find) on their website. Would you send more details?
Thanks, Doug Neff >------------------------------ > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:21:27 -0800 >From: "E.L. Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: pizmo battery suggestions-Coleman Power Pack > >I have been able to use the Coleman Igloo battery pack for 14+ hours. > You plug in the auto power adapter into the cigarette lighter-type >recepticle...weighs under 4lbs comes in a carrying case about the size >of a 6 volt lantern battery. I forget the cost-- $30 perhaps? > >If you don't have the auto power cord you can use an inverter from >Walmart $30-40ish and use the yo-yo. The cabling can get awkward so >take along the velcro cable ties! > >Be forewarned, you'll spend a lot of extra time in check-in. I kept all >the electronics in a vinyl lunch bag for ease of inspection. > >On a note of bragging--Last year my son and I traveled around the world >for 4 months. We used the G3 Lombard to stay in touch, play CD's, watch >DVDs on beaches from Crete to Iceland to Japan and in between, stored 4 >gigs of photos we took along the way. With the LifeView Tuner we caught >some local TV programs as well. I left the spare battery at home and >used the rental car for my main power source. We never found an >internet cafe to burn a CD for backup. If I go again, I'll carry a >small USB burner. > >Regards, >Elton > > > >------------------------------ > >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:04:35 -0800 >From: Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: pizmo battery suggestions-Coleman Power Pack > >At 7:21 PM -0800 3/26/2003, E.L. Jones wrote: >>I have been able to use the Coleman Igloo battery pack for 14+ hours. >> You plug in the auto power adapter into the cigarette lighter-type >>recepticle...weighs under 4lbs comes in a carrying case about the size >>of a 6 volt lantern battery. I forget the cost-- $30 perhaps? >> >>If you don't have the auto power cord you can use an inverter from >>Walmart $30-40ish and use the yo-yo. The cabling can get awkward so >>take along the velcro cable ties! > > >I've got a battery pack too which I use with a car adapter. The car >adapter is better for two reasons. It is less cumbersome, one gizmo >instead of two. It's also more energy efficient. Converting from >12VDC to 120VAC and then down to 24VDC throws away a fair bit of >power. When you are operating off a battery pack it could make a >difference. > >http://store.powerbook1.com/mceacandautp.html > >Has car adapters on sale for $30 which is the best price I've seen by >a long shot. I bought one (before the sale, @%$^%^@) and it works >fine. They also have AC adapters for $45 which is a good price too. > > >-- >Clark Martin >Redwood City, CA, USA >Macintosh / Internet Consulting > >"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
