Maybe you missed that I was replying to Jeff's message about external power
sources in more or less the same tone as his; the pic is a mock-up BTW.
Did you notice the "you could of course just keep an AA four-pack in your
pocket..."
However, I have used a 5-cell (6V) NiCd pack in the past and that does make a
little more sense, but normally I just keep several sets of 4x3000mAh NiMh
batteries charged and ready to go.
I have tried a couple of the cheap 2-3000ma USB packs and been somewhat
disappointed in the running time; I have to get a couple of larger ones anyway
and we'll see how they work out.
I'm currently trying out some NiZn 1.6V batteries but they're only 2800mWh
(1750mAh); haven't used the M100s very much lately so I don't have a lot of
comparative experience to report but the higher voltage does seem to give a
little more running time after the light comes on.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Vollan
To: Model 100 Discussion
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] USB "juice pack"
I don't quite see the point of that battery holder; why put your batteries
there instead of just popping them into the laptop?
On 2 December 2015 at 21:13, Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com> wrote:
Damn; they won't ship to Canada.
You could even top up your bike tires, but you'd still need what started
all this, the USB<->M100 cable.
For $2.00 you could use this version (although you could of course just
keep an AA four-pack in your pocket...):
That's one of my 'frontlight's in the foreground, optionally powered by
BarCode connector or internal battery.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Gonzales
To: Model 100 Discussion
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] USB "juice pack"
I just got one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Schumacher-XP2260-Instant-Portable-Source/dp/B004EIAADG
It should power my m100 for awhile. :)
On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 10:57 PM, Peter Vollan <dprogra...@gmail.com>
wrote:
What we need is a USB to adaptaplug cable.
On 27 November 2015 at 13:40, Brad Whitlock <bradw...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> The juice packs should put out 5V, the same as you'd get from 4
rechargeable
> batteries, so it should just be a matter of making a cable with USB
on one
> end and the right size coax power on the other.
>
> Alkaline AA battery capacity ranges from 1800-2600 mAH, so for a 2200
mAh
> juice pack I'd expect the M100 to run about as long as it does on
alkaline
> AAs. Make sense?
>
> Brad
> ________________________________
> From: John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com>
> To: Model 100 Discussion <m100@lists.bitchin100.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 2:57 PM
> Subject: [M100] USB "juice pack"
>
> Anyone know what it takes to use the phone charger "juice packs" to
run a
> M100?
>
> Is there an off the shelf connector or converter needed or would I
> have to build something myself?
>
> I have a handful of vendor swag cheapie units laying around. Running a
> Raspberry Pi off one of them.
>
> -- John.
>
>
