Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Scott Penrose
Evening One thing that caught me out was wires. The wires I used were from a USB cable - but the voltage drop across those wires was about .3 volts. This was enough to stop my iPaq charging. If you have any problem test the voltage at the ipaq while it is charging. P.S. I have installed tw

Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Catherine Conway
This is because the device that plugs into your cigarette lighter does the 12V - 5V conversion for you. I used to use one of these and bought a female cigarette lighter adaptor to plug it into. This allowed me to break out 12 V for the Volkslogger to drive it and 5 for the iPaq. In my ol

[Aus-soaring] USB power for ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Don Woodward
Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated. Fabulous thing this aus soaring group. Regards Don. VH-GIB___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mai

Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Chris
: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs Hi all, I'm in the process of putting an ipaq into my glider. My ipaq uses a USB cable for all power/data etc.. It has the smaller plug on the unit and the larger (normal) USB plug into the power source. I want to chop off the larger plug so I can ru

Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON
Vincent Sent: Sunday, 13 April 2008 6:05 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia.; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs Don, It looks like you have got the right advice from Robert. I have recently been through

Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Geoff Vincent
TED] Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs Don Woodward wrote: Hi all,   I'm in the process of putting an ipaq into my glider. My ipaq uses a USB cable for all power/data etc.. It has the smaller plug on the unit and the larger (normal) USB plug

Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Don Woodward
EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs Don Woodward wrote: Hi all, I'm in the process of putting an ipaq into my glider. My ipaq uses a USB cable for all power/data etc.. It has the smaller plug on the unit and t

Re: [Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs

2008-04-13 Thread Robert Hart
Don Woodward wrote: Hi all, I'm in the process of putting an ipaq into my glider. My ipaq uses a USB cable for all power/data etc.. It has the smaller plug on the unit and the larger (normal) USB plug into the power source. I want to chop off the larger plug so I can run the lead straight of

[Aus-soaring] USB power for Ipaqs

2008-04-12 Thread Don Woodward
Hi all, I'm in the process of putting an ipaq into my glider. My ipaq uses a USB cable for all power/data etc.. It has the smaller plug on the unit and the larger (normal) USB plug into the power source. I want to chop off the larger plug so I can run the lead straight off the panel. The USB c