Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
On all the international flights I have been on I have *never* seen a power socket to plug up a laptop. Never. It has always made me wonder if they really exist, I have just assumed that they are for the first class. The flight is on a 747 on Quantis airlines. I have flown on Quantis on a 747 and haven't seen a socket, either. Thus this monster D-cell battery pack :) BTW, has anyone seen an Air socket on a flight before? Because I would really like to know... Andrew On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:14:05 -0800, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: At 9:35 PM -0600 2/1/05, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: Hello, I have a 14 hour plane flight coming up and, wanting to watch movies/play games the whole time, I built a 15 D-cell battery pack. The fully charged voltage is 24.2 volts. I searched on Google and found that the power port on Apple's new laptops are standard 2.5mm stereo audio jacks (surprise!) so I connected the pack (with the polarity in mind) to a 2.5mm plug, connected to the ibook, and it works. My question is: at what voltage will the iBook so into sleep mode, if at all? I heard somewhere not to go under 12 volts, to avoid damage to the iBook; is this true? I don't think it's going to matter. When the menu bar ICON switches from Charged to On Battery you may have reached the point where the external battery pack isn't helping. I say may because it might still be providing some power to run the computer and the iBook's battery is providing the rest, I don't know for sure, it depends on the internal power circuitry. You could test it by monitoring the current from the battery pack and reduce the voltage (use fewer and fewer cells). When the On Battery ICON comes on if the pack is still supplying significant current then it is helping. I would at a minimum put a fuse right off the battery pack. Have you checked into auto/air adapters (and if your flight has outlets). -- 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 Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
The flight is on a 747 on Quantis airlines. Andrew, Just being pedantic, but it's Qantas = Queensland and Northern Territories Air (Services ?) Kevin -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 01-Feb-05 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
Doh, I just remembered the correct spelling right after I posted it :P Andrew it's Qantas = Queensland and Northern Territories Air (Services ?) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
On 3-Feb-05, at 9:47 AM, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: On all the international flights I have been on I have *never* seen a power socket to plug up a laptop. Never. It has always made me wonder if they really exist, I have just assumed that they are for the first class. I have seen outlets on run of the mill domestic American Airlines flights, in coach...they just weren't in every row, they were kinda under/between the seats, IIRC... I just remember having a laptop and no adapter at the time, and kicking myself... -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
On all the international flights I have been on I have *never* seen a power socket to plug up a laptop. Never. It has always made me wonder if they really exist, I have just assumed that they are for the first class. Right, now if that is the case, just bring a really long extension cable. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
Andrew, the only places that I have seen sockets for putters are in bussiness class or first calss, none for us peons. On Feb 3, 2005, at 8:47 AM, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: On all the international flights I have been on I have *never* seen a power socket to plug up a laptop. Never. It has always made me wonder if they really exist, I have just assumed that they are for the first class. The flight is on a 747 on Quantis airlines. I have flown on Quantis on a 747 and haven't seen a socket, either. Thus this monster D-cell battery pack :) BTW, has anyone seen an Air socket on a flight before? Because I would really like to know... Hector I. Macedo Lord of the Flies Dallas, TX 75248 Piscaro Itaque dicet mendacium Then round his hook the chosen fur he winds, And on the back a speckled feather binds; So just the colours shine through ev'ry part, That nature seems to live again in art. John Gay Rural Sports 1720 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
haha! Excuse me, can I plug this into your socket...thanks, thanks very much. Andrew just bring a really long extension cable. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
Ok, yeah that's what I expected :( Andrew Andrew, the only places that I have seen sockets for putters are in bussiness class or first calss, none for us peons. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
On Feb 1, 2005, at 9:35 PM, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: Hello, I have a 14 hour plane flight coming up and, wanting to watch movies/play games the whole time, I built a 15 D-cell battery pack. The One other thing to do is check the web site for the airline you are flying on. Many planes now have electrical outlets available for people with laptops. The airline's site should have info on what plane your flight will be on, and details about the power jacks, if they exist. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
At 9:35 PM -0600 2/1/05, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: Hello, I have a 14 hour plane flight coming up and, wanting to watch movies/play games the whole time, I built a 15 D-cell battery pack. The fully charged voltage is 24.2 volts. I searched on Google and found that the power port on Apple's new laptops are standard 2.5mm stereo audio jacks (surprise!) so I connected the pack (with the polarity in mind) to a 2.5mm plug, connected to the ibook, and it works. My question is: at what voltage will the iBook so into sleep mode, if at all? I heard somewhere not to go under 12 volts, to avoid damage to the iBook; is this true? I don't think it's going to matter. When the menu bar ICON switches from Charged to On Battery you may have reached the point where the external battery pack isn't helping. I say may because it might still be providing some power to run the computer and the iBook's battery is providing the rest, I don't know for sure, it depends on the internal power circuitry. You could test it by monitoring the current from the battery pack and reduce the voltage (use fewer and fewer cells). When the On Battery ICON comes on if the pack is still supplying significant current then it is helping. I would at a minimum put a fuse right off the battery pack. Have you checked into auto/air adapters (and if your flight has outlets). -- 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 Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would at a minimum put a fuse right off the battery pack. Good idea, as the voltage drops the current will (?) increase in order to deliver the same amount of power and at some point it won't be good... Larry _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook G4 ext Batt
At 10:51 PM +0100 2/2/05, Larry le Mac wrote: From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would at a minimum put a fuse right off the battery pack. Good idea, as the voltage drops the current will (?) increase in order to deliver the same amount of power and at some point it won't be good... Well the laptop's power circuitry should protect against that. The fuse on the batery pack is SOP to protect against short circuits. Either a cable problem or something contacting the power connector. Depending on the battery type you can have a very high short circuit current which can burn out wiring, melt plastic casing, cause burns againt skin and other problems. -- 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 Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
iBook G4 ext Batt
Hello, I have a 14 hour plane flight coming up and, wanting to watch movies/play games the whole time, I built a 15 D-cell battery pack. The fully charged voltage is 24.2 volts. I searched on Google and found that the power port on Apple's new laptops are standard 2.5mm stereo audio jacks (surprise!) so I connected the pack (with the polarity in mind) to a 2.5mm plug, connected to the ibook, and it works. My question is: at what voltage will the iBook so into sleep mode, if at all? I heard somewhere not to go under 12 volts, to avoid damage to the iBook; is this true? Andrew -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
