Can you send more info about those packs? Url? Etc. off the list is fine
S Sent from my Arduino > On May 8, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Howard Pepper <[email protected]> wrote: > > Christopher, > > I too have an Epson PX-8 "Geneva". No, they will not run off of the > charging circuit, the batteries must be charged. I picked up two new > battery packs from Star Technology, which seem to work fine. > > Howard > >> On 05/08/2015 02:36 PM, Christopher Barnett Fox wrote: >> I just acquired an Epson PX-8 "Geneva" in pristine physical condition, but >> it won't seem to power up. I'm leaving the batteries to charge for 24-48 >> hours, but I'm skeptical they have any life left in them at all. >> >> Should these old Epson portables run off the charger circuit alone? I >> think the Tandy Model "T" series adapters should be compatible (6VDC >> output, but only 500mA whereas I believe the original Epson charger was >> 600mA), but I haven't had any luck powering the PX-8 just yet. I can see >> the LCD screen appears to turn on, but sliding the contrast only appears >> to make the screen uniformly slightly dark. Pressing the sub-processor >> reset button hasn't helped. >> >> Christopher >> >
