God knows I have tons of those as well. I'm always afraid when mismatching voltage, amperage. Not that I haven't done it many times before! So thanks for that info. Maybe I will try it....
Curtis On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 12:33 AM [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I power my M100 off a USB power supply, though I admit I made the cable > myself. Dead or no longer used phones, tablets, GPS devices, ebook > readers, etc. all came with these things. I have more than enough of them > floating around, and it works for the M100 even though it is only 5V > out. I tried to standardize things so I could use the USB power supplies > for electronic devices, like the MVT100 display adapter. That method didn't > work for the Psion 5MX, though, even though the thing really only wants 3 V > (2 AA batteries). > > Jonathan > > ----Ursprungligt meddelande---- > Från : [email protected] > Datum : 2021-02-09 - 21:26 (CEST) > Till : [email protected] > Ämne : [M100] Newbie > > Just joined the list as I just acquired a used TRS80 Model 100. Of course > it's not working, so I just wanted to first ask for some advice. I have > been reading info at Club100. > Basically, I feel I need to buy some stuff at Club100. First and foremost > a new battery, which is highly recommended. Also expansion RAM (since none > has been installed), probably the power supply (although maybe premature). > But probably better cost wise to get everything right away (shipping > costs!). > Anyhow, opening it up though I see that this thing obviously had batteries > left in it and there is dry acid (whatever that is) about that general area > on the board. My concern is that that might be enough damage that there's > no way to recover it. Or maybe cleaning that area up might be fine. What is > recommended for cleaning up battery acid, btw. > Thanks for any suggestions! > > Curtis > > >
