Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 04:22:21 +0000 (UCT) From: xsintrk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Power Button Cover wanted.
> > So it looks like this? (not to scale, forgive the poor attempt at an ASCII diagram) > > side > _______ > _| |_| |_ > > top > _ Thats the one.. I'll try your suggestion. > > >> 2: How do you get around the heat problem? I'd imagine the airflow around it >wouldn't help much in the heat of summer ... > > >I tore the port replicator apart and placed an aluminum block in it to > >pull heat off the bottom of the machine. I'll get some photos soon. > > So your aluminium block is UNDER the port replicator's motherboard? Does that make >much difference given you've got at least 5mm of plastic and circuit board between >the bottom of the libby and the aluminium block? > Its above it, I the aluminum is about 1/4 inch thick, 1.5 inches by about 4 inches and fits straight against the bottom of the libby and insulated on the replicator board side with silicone in a few points. There are groves in the bottom of the aluminum to make fins, and there are holes in the port replicator housing to allow a bit of airflow. I'm about to add a fan from a video card in the side. Again, I'll get a picture of it this week so that it makes sense. I've had little problems with heat. > > >> 3: Are you powering it through a proper voltage increasing circuit or are you >just jacking it into the car's 13.8v power supply? Had any problems either way? > > > >I know I'll catch some flak for this, but I go straight off the vehicles > >system. I just haven't gotten around to picking up a proper convertor. The > >voltage is high enough to trigger the charging circuit, so far so good. > > No zener or other voltage clipping circuit to kill alternator spikes? How long does >it take to charge the battery on a vehicle's supply? My friend soldered up a diode for me, I'm not sure of the specs, it was the first thing he warned me about. The libretto charges fully overnight, and very slowly if I'm playing mp3s. > -Martin ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
