Awesome, thank you. Any idea if this was measured with supply connected to the dc jack or the battery terminals? On Dec 8, 2015 5:53 PM, "John Whitton" <[email protected]> wrote:
> FWIW, find attached a .pdf graph of M102 power consumption. This was > compiled 6 years ago (hard to believe). > > John W. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Josh Malone <[email protected]> > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 08, 2015 4:02 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] USB "juice pack" > > I just tested the power requirements of my 102. With the battery > connectors connected to a bench supply at 5 volts, it draws a very > consistent 65mA. I was expecting the current to vary slightly with CPU or > screen activity but it does not. I'm so used to CPU idle states which, of > course, the 8085 does not use :) > > I have one of these kicking around at home ( > https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10968) so I'm thinking to construct a > LiPo-based AA battery replacement so I can recharge my 102 via USB. There's > also https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11231 but that's capable of WAY > more current than necessary and considerably more expensive. > > -Josh > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM, Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Yeah, I was wondering about that, especially with WiFi; definitely sounds >> a little high. Too bad. >> >> Maybe Jeff's solution isn't such a bad idea after all ;-) >> >> Anyway, the M100 works fine on a "juice pack". >> >> m >> >> >
