Or put the D cells in parallel. Have like... hm... we need what, 15V? So four sets of ten.... OTOH, thats $30 worth of D cells... Aqua
On Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 03:04 PM, Scott Holder wrote: > At 02:51 PM 3/26/2002 -0800, you wrote: >> Okay, but putting alkaline batteries in would be bad right? Cause it >> would try to recharge then the laptop would blow up? > > Hmm, I couldn't say what would happen if you tried to use regular > alkaline batteries. I doubt they'd last long since they don't have > anything close to the energy storage of the stock batteries. > > Yes, recharging them would be a bad thing. Not sure if they'd literally > blow up. What might be interesting, since I think it's the same > voltage, would be to build an external pack that plugged into the > regular power port. You could even use bigger batteries with more > storage capacity like Ds. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
