Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 08:02:41 +1100
From: Dan Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?
Tim,
I have been using the 12v trick circuit for 3 years now,as
described at www.fixup.net to power my libby from a small 7ah 12 volt
battery, I get all day usage out of the lib. Some people are not happy
with the use of this circuit and do not recommend it, each to there own
I say.
It uses a lot less poewr than an inverter and is the only way for me
to have enough power when out hiking...
My 50 had 95 on it when i got it and although i have been tempted to
try 98 I have managed to hold off as I am terrified I will lose all my
mapping data (5 gig of it!)
95 does everything I need, I rarely perform a shutdown prefering to
just suspend each time I finish with the lib.
No problems so far...!
regards,
dan
T i m wrote:
> Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:24:39 +0000
> From: T i m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Some answers please?
>
> Hi Neil and All,
>
> neil barnes wrote:
>
>>> Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 15:11:02 +0000
>>> From: T i m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Subject: Some answers please?
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I'm about the become the proud owner of a 50CT (32M) with all the basic
>>> bits and will need a 12V power supply for it.
>>
>> You'll need a 15v supply, not 12v. I can't plough my way through the Maplin
>> site - it doesn't format properly on my browser - but any of the switch-mode
>> 15v 2a supplies will work. It must be regulated though, not one of the
>> 'transformer and two diodes' types.
>
>
> [T2] Ah, that would be a replacement for the std PSU? I hope my 50CT has the std
> PSU with it? What I'm looking for (and I didn't make it clear in my first post)
> is a 'device' for running my Libby 'from' 12VDC as in my car / motorbike etc?
> (Do I take it then that the Toshiba Car adapter is a 12>15V DC converter
> (inverter)?)
>
>>> Where would be the best place, what sort of price please (I'm in the UK)
>>> (model number?) (nothing on eBay at the moment)?
>>
>>> Also, is there any reason why I *shouldn't* install W95 (OSR2?) on it
>>> (It's got RedHatV(?) on it at the moment) in the hope that it would do
>>> all I need (just Win95/98 GPS map routing software (Mapsource) and
>>> digital still camera offloads) and that's the sort of OS that was around
>>
>> Only matters of taste :)
>>
>>> when the Libby was first out? (wasn't it?)
>>
>> The 50 was supplied with W95 or W95b. It can be a little slow with w98 -
>> e.g. it won't play mp3 without stuttering, though 95 will. On the other
>> hand, there are shutdown problems sometimes with msgsvr32.exe in 95. 98 has
>> a much quicker shutdown.
>
>
> [T2] I've have / had more shutdown problems with W98SE than any of them (on
> desktop machines that is) !
>
>>> Lastly, rather than taking the Mini port extender with me when we are
>>> out on our motorcycle / camping trips, I thought about using a PCMCIA to
>>> Serial card to provide a COM: port.? Can anyone see any problems with
>>> that?
>>>
>>> All the best and I thank you for your time in advance ..
>>>
>>> T i m (London)
>>
>
>
>
>
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