I took the old battery pack to my local Batteries Plus and the made me a new
one.
From: Howard Pepper <ac...@bellsouth.net>
To: Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com>
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2015 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] Somewhat off-topic, but... Epson CP/M portables?
I hope I'm not out of line here, but if I paste a link to where you can
order batteries and adapters for the Epson PX-8, and it isn't acceptable
on the list, please delete my post.
I got my PX-8, and the replacement batteries from this site. They
aren't the cheapest in the world, but I didn't feel like making my own
battery pack:
http://www.notebooksupplies.com/epson/px8.html
Howard
On 05/08/2015 06:42 PM, Yorgle wrote:
> Can you send more info about those packs? Url? Etc. off the list is fine
>
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> S
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> Sent from my Arduino
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>> On May 8, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Howard Pepper <ac...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Christopher,
>>
>> I too have an Epson PX-8 "Geneva". No, they will not run off of the
>> charging circuit, the batteries must be charged. I picked up two new
>> battery packs from Star Technology, which seem to work fine.
>>
>> Howard
>>
>>> On 05/08/2015 02:36 PM, Christopher Barnett Fox wrote:
>>> I just acquired an Epson PX-8 "Geneva" in pristine physical condition, but
>>> it won't seem to power up. I'm leaving the batteries to charge for 24-48
>>> hours, but I'm skeptical they have any life left in them at all.
>>>
>>> Should these old Epson portables run off the charger circuit alone? I
>>> think the Tandy Model "T" series adapters should be compatible (6VDC
>>> output, but only 500mA whereas I believe the original Epson charger was
>>> 600mA), but I haven't had any luck powering the PX-8 just yet. I can see
>>> the LCD screen appears to turn on, but sliding the contrast only appears
>>> to make the screen uniformly slightly dark. Pressing the sub-processor
>>> reset button hasn't helped.
>>>
>>> Christopher
>>>
