In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ZN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On 2/4/02 at 7:38 PM Malcolm Cadman wrote: > >>> My efforts have been thwarted by an unlikely problem: now that I am >>> using a CF card instead of a 'ral' hard drive, the QL's power >consumption >>> is too small - in particular, it uses next to no power from the 12V >line, >>> which is confusing my power supply :-) > >> He .. he .. trust you to be lucky :-) ... 12v and only a few volts being >> used. > >That's Amps... or rather, milliamps. The only drain off 12V is now the >RS232 driver chip. > >>So, the CF card is good ? > >Works just like a hard drive, but no noise :-) It actually takes getting >used to. And it's tiny, I made my own adapter (out of one that came from >Phoebus) that fits right on top of the Qubide and even takes the power for >the card from the Qubide, so no cables. I think you can see a picture on >Phoebus' site.
Congratulations to Phoebus for his foresight in grabbing the CF cards are due then :-) -- Malcolm Cadman
