In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Malcolm Cadman) wrote:
> > In article <003b01c21c4a$06f56ba0$2801a8c0@pc119>, Darren Branagh > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > > >Hi Malcolm, > > > >the Z88 Needs 6v (plus or minus 10% will do) at 500MA - Adaptors are > readily > >available from Maplins etc. for about a tenner or less. > > Ah ... thanks, 500MA is fine, I have already have such an adaptor. > > > >I can't remember offhand if it is a positive tip or negative - I will > look > >it up tonight when I get home and email again tomorrow. > > ... that's the important part :-) > > >I use Lithium Ion rechargeables in mine, and these work Ok with a cheap > >recharger - handier than buying duracells all the time!! > > Good idea, I was wondering how well rechargeables worked. > > -- > Malcolm Cadman > Apologies for spoiling everyone's fun but there is a note in the latest copy of the Economist's Technology quarterly which states that one of the *big* problems with Lithium Ion batteries is that overcharging them is very dangerous so please, please be careful. Regards, Peter Fox p.s. If anyone is interested in the article, please let me know, privately.
