Several years ago, Radio Shack sold solar cells that put out around 1/2
volt each. I read that 14 of them would power an M100 so I bought them
and soldered them together. Around the same time, one of my power
supplies died so I cut off the cord and connected it to the cells. It
works great in full sun.
You could probably do the same with a few of those small, solar powered
outdoor lights that you stick in the ground.
On 04/19/2016 08:45 AM, bogus maximus wrote:
My Velleman supplies enough current to handle it. It also has the
advantage of changing the output voltage to support other devices.
My HP 200LX uses 12v, while my NEC PC-8300 works fine at 6v, but could
go to 7.x volts (ideal).
All these are supported with that device, along with the choice of
output polarity.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:31 AM, James Zeun <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
What rating does it need to be? 5v what amps? I was hoping when
I'm not using it on the M100, I could use it to power the floppy
drive.
On 19 Apr 2016 1:55 p.m., "Stephen Adolph" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I'm using old cell phone chargers that pump out 5V on mini USB. I
chop off the end and put on a barrel connector.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 5:31 AM, Joseph Remy
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> I went with the "buy an adapter, chop the cable, and
re-solder to
> reverse polarity" route.
>
>
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Adapter-2-1mm-Regulated-Supply/dp/B006QYWHIM
>
> I actually have that same Vellman, but didn't think it was
working.
> Turns out it was a problem with my other M102 not taking any
sort of
> external power.
>
> ~Joe
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 1:02 AM, Bert Put
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> I don't have a link handy because I bought my solution in
Australia, but I
>> use a 6V lantern battery in a battery case which has a
two-conductor wire
>> which terminates in a barrel connector with the correct
polarity for the
>> M-100. There's also a push button power switch on top of
the battery frame.
>>
>> Hope that helps...
>>
>> Cheers/73 Bert/KG4BEC
>>
>>
>> On 04/18/2016 11:45 PM, Bogdan Macri wrote:
>>
>> FWIW, I use this:
>>
>>
>>
http://www.amazon.com/Velleman-PSSMV1USA-3-12Vdc-Switching-Supply/dp/B00068U44I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1461040993&sr=8-5&keywords=multi+voltage+power+adapter
>>
>>
>>
>> I have several of them and they work fine at 6V. You can
also reverse
>> polarity and have the (+) on the outside, as required by
the Tandy portables
>> and the TPDD1/2.
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, the TPDD1/2 uses the same power adapter as the M100/T102.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of James
>> Zeun
>> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 17:34
>> To: Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
>> Subject: [M100] General PSU question
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> So I now have a TPDD2 and I'm using a lot of AA batteries.
Looking at the
>> M100 and the disk drive. It appears both could use the same
PSU.
>>
>> I've looked on evilbay and found something that might do
the trick. But I
>> was curious, does the Club100 stock an official m100 power
supply?
>>
>>
