Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-30 Thread Jonathan Yuen
standard. jonathan.y...@mykopat.slu.se Från: M100 [m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] för Jan Vanden Bossche [jan80...@yahoo.com] Skickat: den 30 december 2017 12:13 Till: m...@bitchin100.com Ämne: Re: [M100] USB Power cord OK. So, a normal USB smartphone

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-29 Thread Josh Malone
Excellent find! Thank you. On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Brian White wrote: > There are pre-made polarity reverser cables that have male and female ends, > and righ-angle. They seem to be marketed for guitar effects pedals. I found > them to get an off-the-shelf way to

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-29 Thread Brian White
on't know if you could easily find one > today; probably easier to just cut, reverse and resplice a center positive > cable. > > m > > - Original Message - > *From:* Kurt McCullum <kurt.mccul...@att.net> > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, December

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-28 Thread Mike Stein
but I don't know if you could easily find one today; probably easier to just cut, reverse and resplice a center positive cable. m - Original Message - From: Kurt McCullum To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2017 8:29 AM Subject: [M100] USB Power cord Does

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-28 Thread Josh Malone
My 65mA test results had the system running a BASIC application that accessed memory and printed to the LCD. I don't think the CPU changes power states on the M102. I did not have the modem active, though. On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 9:52 PM, Peter Vollan wrote: > When I used

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-28 Thread Peter Vollan
When I used my model 100 to call bbses, I noticed that telecommunicating ran the batteries down fast. On 28 December 2017 at 14:54, Brian White wrote: > I think the specs say 400ma (at 6v, 5v would draw more current to compensate > for the lower voltage) it will draw

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-28 Thread Brian White
I think the specs say 400ma (at 6v, 5v would draw more current to compensate for the lower voltage) it will draw different amounts of power depending on lots of things. * is it currently trying to charge a dead internal batt? * is it currently running software that uses both cpu and ram as much as

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-28 Thread Josh Malone
My 102 measures <70 mA On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Francesco Messineo wrote: > On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 4:41 PM, Jan Vanden Bossche > wrote: >> What amps does a Model 100/102/200 need ? > > I'm not sure about these, but my Olivetti M10

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-28 Thread Jan Vanden Bossche
(kinda) USB charger increases its portability. Greetings from the TyRannoSaurus Jan-80 From: Kurt McCullum <kurt.mccul...@att.net> To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Thursday, 28 December 2017, 14:07 Subject: Re: [M100] USB Power cord Thanks everyone. Good to know I can just ma

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-28 Thread Kurt McCullum
Thanks everyone. Good to know I can just make one. Kurt -Original Message- From: M100 [mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] On Behalf Of Jim Anderson Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2017 9:59 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] USB Power cord > -Original Mess

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-27 Thread Jim Anderson
> -Original Message- > > Based on what I've seen of the M102 at least, I don't think there's > any reason it needs a true 6v supply. Mine functions just fine at 5v. I found the same thing with the M100 and T200 - the low battery indicator doesn't come on until the voltage from the AA

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-27 Thread Jonathan Yuen
[kurt.mccul...@att.net] Skickat: den 27 december 2017 14:29 Till: m...@bitchin100.com Ämne: [M100] USB Power cord Does a USB step up power cord still exist that will provide 6v center negative with the proper plug? I know there was one available some time back but I thought I’d check. I have not seen one

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-27 Thread Tom Hoppe
I bought this one back in January 2016 and I know that it works great with my M100: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H01VGTQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8=1 Unfortunately this specific one is no longer available, but there may be others that are similar. I remember there being a

Re: [M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-27 Thread Josh Malone
Based on what I've seen of the M102 at least, I don't think there's any reason it needs a true 6v supply. Mine functions just fine at 5v. -Josh On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 8:29 AM, Kurt McCullum wrote: > Does a USB step up power cord still exist that will provide 6v center >

[M100] USB Power cord

2017-12-27 Thread Kurt McCullum
Does a USB step up power cord still exist that will provide 6v center negative with the proper plug? I know there was one available some time back but I thought I'd check. I have not seen one lately. Kurt