I have two of those and just tried it. One works and one doesn't. The
one that works has one USB port and just sends the power to the USB
port. The one that doesn't work has two USB ports and a circuit that
detects which port draws the most power. It diverts more power to the
one that draws the most power. It looks like it is designed to only
work with a battery. When I put together the solar cells, the panels
didn't yet exist. it was fun to tinker with.
Thank you for the suggestion! I hadn't thought about using the solar
charger with the M100.
On 04/19/2016 10:56 AM, Gregory McGill wrote:
or just buy one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=portable+solar+charger
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Donald Kyllo <kyl...@bmi.net
<mailto:kyl...@bmi.net>> wrote:
Several years ago, Radio Shack sold solar cells that put out
around 1/2 volt each. I read that 14 of them would power an M100
so I bought them and soldered them together. Around the same
time, one of my power supplies died so I cut off the cord and
connected it to the cells. It works great in full sun.
You could probably do the same with a few of those small, solar
powered outdoor lights that you stick in the ground.
On 04/19/2016 08:45 AM, bogus maximus wrote:
My Velleman supplies enough current to handle it. It also has
the advantage of changing the output voltage to support other
devices.
My HP 200LX uses 12v, while my NEC PC-8300 works fine at 6v, but
could go to 7.x volts (ideal).
All these are supported with that device, along with the choice
of output polarity.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:31 AM, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com
<mailto:james.z...@gmail.com>> wrote:
What rating does it need to be? 5v what amps? I was hoping
when I'm not using it on the M100, I could use it to power
the floppy drive.
On 19 Apr 2016 1:55 p.m., "Stephen Adolph"
<twospru...@gmail.com <mailto:twospru...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I'm using old cell phone chargers that pump out 5V on
mini USB. I
chop off the end and put on a barrel connector.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 5:31 AM, Joseph Remy
<podmonk...@gmail.com <mailto:podmonk...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> I went with the "buy an adapter, chop the cable, and
re-solder to
> reverse polarity" route.
>
>
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-2-1mm-Regulated-Supply/dp/B006QYWHIM
>
> I actually have that same Vellman, but didn't think it
was working.
> Turns out it was a problem with my other M102 not
taking any sort of
> external power.
>
> ~Joe
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 1:02 AM, Bert Put
<b...@bellsouth.net <mailto:b...@bellsouth.net>> wrote:
>> I don't have a link handy because I bought my solution
in Australia, but I
>> use a 6V lantern battery in a battery case which has a
two-conductor wire
>> which terminates in a barrel connector with the
correct polarity for the
>> M-100. There's also a push button power switch on top
of the battery frame.
>>
>> Hope that helps...
>>
>> Cheers/73 Bert/KG4BEC
>>
>>
>> On 04/18/2016 11:45 PM, Bogdan Macri wrote:
>>
>> FWIW, I use this:
>>
>>
>>
http://www.amazon.com/Velleman-PSSMV1USA-3-12Vdc-Switching-Supply/dp/B00068U44I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1461040993&sr=8-5&keywords=multi+voltage+power+adapter
>>
>>
>>
>> I have several of them and they work fine at 6V. You
can also reverse
>> polarity and have the (+) on the outside, as required
by the Tandy portables
>> and the TPDD1/2.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, the TPDD1/2 uses the same power adapter as the
M100/T102.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com
<mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com>] On Behalf Of
James
>> Zeun
>> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 17:34
>> To: Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com
<mailto:m100@lists.bitchin100.com>>
>> Subject: [M100] General PSU question
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> So I now have a TPDD2 and I'm using a lot of AA
batteries. Looking at the
>> M100 and the disk drive. It appears both could use the
same PSU.
>>
>> I've looked on evilbay and found something that might
do the trick. But I
>> was curious, does the Club100 stock an official m100
power supply?
>>
>>
