Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 09:55:15 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed I know it's cheating but I've had no problems plugging the L50/70 power supply (actually it's the same as several other Toshiba 15 volt plugs such as the Portege) into a chassis mount 2.5mm DC power socket (the Libretto plug seems to be a standard 3.1mm (inner diameter) DC plug you can get from your average electronics enthusiast store such as http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PP0513CATID=35keywords=SPECIAL=form=CATProdCodeOnly=Keyword1=Keyword2=pageNumber=priceMin=priceMax=SUBCATID=651, or at least I've been using a standard 3.1mm plug first with my L50 and now with my Portege 7220CTe when I was tapping the power line for running other things and it's had no problems ... funny how they sell the plug but not the socket). The type I'm talking about is the open frame type as in http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PS0518CATID=35keywords=SPECIAL=form=CATProdCodeOnly=Keyword1=Keyword2=pageNumber=priceMin=priceMax=SUBCATID=651 ... you might need to squeeze the 'spring' contact a little with a pair of pliers first and after you use it with a 3.1mm plug it probably won't hold a 2.5mm plug very well but it works a treat! Pitty it isn't line though (and can get a little bulky as line) - Raymond P.S. As for tapping into L100/110 supplies (and some of the Porteges like the 3110), I find a standard 2-pin header (the sort you put jumper caps on in computers) works nicely if you cut about 1.5mm off the ends (and for plugging into the computer side, a 2 pin header plug filed down on the sides and with a little bit of plastic superglued to provide a polarity key works real nicely. P.S.S. All this I'm assuming you're actually looking for the male connector (the computer side) and not the female connector (the power supply side)? Especially with concentric or jacketed connectors it can get a little ambiguous but I find a general rule of thumb that you look for the smallest pin or hole in a concentric connector, if it's a pin it's male and if it's a hole it's female. At 11:47 AM 28/05/2004 -0700, you wrote: Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:47:03 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed I wonder if anyone can give me dimensions or a part number somewhere for the male connector on the end of the 50/70 AC adapter. I've been trying to find either an inline female power connector for the 50/70s, or any other that physically mounts inside the system. I searched and searched Digi Key (http://www.digikey.com/), and finally called their tech support, and they couldn't define just what dimensions or which stock connector this would be. I'm taking off across the country in a few weeks, I need to make an adapter cord that will accept the standard 50/70 Toshiba male AC power adapter plug at one end, and has the screwy 100/110 male power plug at the other end. This so I can power the 100 with my old XTend PowerEtender Airplane Auto Adapter. David was great at finding the Hirose cord with 100/110 male plug on the Digi Key website as part number: RP34L-5PA-2SC But I'm totally confounded at just how he did that, as neither the tech guy there or I could find the standard 50/70 ACDC male adapter plug without a part number or dimensions. So I'm back to asking here on the list. Any help on finiding that female connecter would be greatly appreaciated. Matt _ Get 200+ ad-free, high-fidelity stations and LIVE Major League Baseball Gameday Audio! http://radio.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200491ave/direct/01/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.684 / Virus Database: 446 - Release Date: 13/05/2004 --- /~\ | | Does fuzzy logic tickle?| | ___ | My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup? | | /__/ +---| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | | ICQ: 31756092 | Libretto IRC channel #Libretto on DALNet! | \~/
Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 03:53:48 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed From: barnacle [EMAIL PROTECTED] The *male* connectors are available from www.cpc.co.uk - part number CN0572566 - 2.5mm centre hole, 6.25mm outer diameter, 9mm length. They have a matching inline socket CN0649066 as far as I can see. Heya Neil! Are you sure that's not a 5.5mm outer diameter? I don't have calipers to measure it, but I don't get any search hits on 2.5mm 6.25mm coaxial plug, though lots for 2.5mm 5.5mm coaxial plug. Seems CPC only wants to list the measurement for the i.d.. I think these US companies have the female (female/male ... male/female ... androgynous??) connector I'm after, but they are 2.5mm x 5.5mm. These all look the same: http://www.plaza101.com/plaza/search/res/r6693923.html http://www.unicornelex.com/newunicorn/detail.php?itemno=23-4805PHPSESSID=938d945d08c881563c3a950403de59eb http://www.cablesandconnectors.com/PIX/phi62.jpg Think this is the right animal? Funny Digi-Key has the screwy 100/110 male plug, but only seems to have the board mount connector to fit the 50/70 male plug. Matt _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 04:04:39 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] David was great at finding the Hirose cord with 100/110 male plug on the Digi Key website as part number: RP34L-5PA-2SC But I'm totally confounded No idea on the L50/70 plug as I don't have one anymore, but the L100/110 was easy because their logo was stamped on the plug, so then a trip to their website dug out the proper part # to look up in digikey. Heh... well, you're a far better man than I at doing searches David. A couple of times since you posed the Digi-Key info, or the heck of it I went to the Hirose to duplicate your feat. But I usually just get dizzy trying to sort through the process on most websites. 8-/ Matt _ Best Restaurant Giveaway Ever! Vote for your favorites for a chance to win $1 million! http://local.msn.com/special/giveaway.asp ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 18:10:27 -0700 (PDT) From: john [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed ooops..ignore last post. wrong dimensions. On Fri, 28 May 2004, Matt Hanson wrote: Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:47:03 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed I wonder if anyone can give me dimensions or a part number somewhere for the male connector on the end of the 50/70 AC adapter. I've been trying to find either an inline female power connector for the 50/70s, or any other that physically mounts inside the system. I searched and searched Digi Key (http://www.digikey.com/), and finally called their tech support, and they couldn't define just what dimensions or which stock connector this would be. I'm taking off across the country in a few weeks, I need to make an adapter cord that will accept the standard 50/70 Toshiba male AC power adapter plug at one end, and has the screwy 100/110 male power plug at the other end. This so I can power the 100 with my old XTend PowerEtender Airplane Auto Adapter. David was great at finding the Hirose cord with 100/110 male plug on the Digi Key website as part number: RP34L-5PA-2SC But I'm totally confounded at just how he did that, as neither the tech guy there or I could find the standard 50/70 ACDC male adapter plug without a part number or dimensions. So I'm back to asking here on the list. Any help on finiding that female connecter would be greatly appreaciated. Matt _ Get 200+ ad-free, high-fidelity stations and LIVE Major League Baseball Gameday Audio! http://radio.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200491ave/direct/01/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 23:24:52 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed Guess I was the only one posting last night... by mid afternoon here mu posts hadn't come back, so I sent a note out to Dan who I guess has fixed things. I didn't see anything in your second post on a corrected sizes for these plugs John. Do you have any other info that may help? Meanwhile, here's what I just sent Neil privately if anyone can help determine the size for the 50/70 power connectors, and/or where to find that 'female' inline connector: --- Hey Neil, Hmm... the list server seems to be stuck again, as my posts there of last night haven't come back. Your dimensions for the 50/70 power plug of 2.5mm centre hole, 6.25mm outer diameter, 9mm length were a good launch point. But I've run into snags finding the right beast. Maybe your dimensions may need tweaking, at least for locating the 'female' connetor I'm after. I can't find any specifications you list for the plugs found on the CPC website besides the 2.5mm pin/hole for both connetors. I see nothing for barrel length and o.d.. And I've not had much luck searching the web, other than determining that the plugs are sometimes referred to as coaxial plugs. Dr Xin lists a couple different dimensions on his page for building an external battery pack: http://www.fixup.net/tips/battery/battery.htm At the top of the page talking about making a jack splitter for the L50, he says: The plug size is 6/3 mm and one of the two jacks should match it. The other jack can be the size to match this plug or the one you'll add to the external battery. 6/3?? I'm not quite sure what he's talking about here with regards to one of the two jacks that I assume are the 2 pictured there. But further down where he talks about the igniter converter, cable and battery, he refers to a 6.5/2.5 mm jack for what it seems I call the 'female' plug, and 6.3/3.0 mm coaxial power plugs on the Radio Shack cable that I call the 'male' plug. So do the dimensions of 6.5mm i.d. for socket 2.5mm inner pin for the 'female' jack sound right? And then 6.3mm od of barrel 3.0mm id for the coaxial power plug? If so... and I'm looking for a 6.5mm x 2.5mm 'female' jack, I'm still having problems finding it. And I came up with nothing seaching the HSC and Radio Shack websites for the product numbers Xin lists. Matt Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 21:15:09 +0100 From: barnacle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed On Friday 28 May 2004 19:47, you wrote: Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:47:03 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed David was great at finding the Hirose cord with 100/110 male plug on the Digi Key website as part number: RP34L-5PA-2SC But I'm totally confounded at just how he did that, as neither the tech guy there or I could find the standard 50/70 ACDC male adapter plug without a part number or dimensions. So I'm back to asking here on the list. Any help on finiding that female connecter would be greatly appreaciated. Matt, The *male* connectors are available from www.cpc.co.uk - part number CN0572566 - 2.5mm centre hole, 6.25mm outer diameter, 9mm length. They have a matching inline socket CN0649066 as far as I can see. Chase down the items through Electrical and Security/Power DC Neil _ Get 200+ ad-free, high-fidelity stations and LIVE Major League Baseball Gameday Audio! http://radio.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200491ave/direct/01/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Re: HELP - Can't Upgrade to Win98 From Win95 - SOLVED I
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 23:48:57 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: HELP - Can't Upgrade to Win98 From Win95 - SOLVED I From: Mark Srebnik [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meanwhile, broke down and bought one of the Hitachi 60GB 7200 RPM drives and installed it. Works great! Only issue now relates to my partitioning new drive with PartitionMagic before installing Win98SE. Put drive in external FireWire case and connected it to my other laptop to partition. What exactly did you do with the new HDD connected via a firewire case to your other notebook? You said you partitioned it. * While partitioning, did you allow for the Lib BIOS hibernation space at the 8GB boundry on the new HDD? * Did you load the Windows 98SE installatioin files onto the new drive via your other notebook, then put the new HDD in the Libretto and install the OS? * Did you install drive overlay on the new HDD like EZ-Drive to enable extended Int13 BIOS calls? While Windows/Apps are working OK, when I tried using DriveImage to make backup image to my new EXP CDRW-2400 drive, I get error message #626: Now is this using the new 60GB HDD in the Libretto set up with W98SE as above or some other method, and imaging to your old HDD in the EXP CDRW-2400? If so... goto: $#^%@ If not, are you trying to image a partition on your old HDD to the new HDD in the EXP CDRW-2400? $#^%@ I'm not familiar with DriveImage. Does it work in DOS, Windows, or both? If you're working in DOS from your Libretto, your problem may be that your Libretto can't see HHDs larger than 8GB in DOS without drive overlay. Your other notebook seems to be capable of seeing the entire 60GB of the new HDD. Have you tried putting the 60GB HDD in the firewire case connected to your other notebook, and running DriveImage from there? Matt _ Best Restaurant Giveaway Ever! Vote for your favorites for a chance to win $1 million! http://local.msn.com/special/giveaway.asp ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] HELP - Can't Make Image of New Hard Drive
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 17:40:22 -0700 From: Mark Srebnik [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] HELP - Can't Make Image of New Hard Drive Thanks Matt for your help! on 5/29/04 4:49 PM, Matt Hanson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 23:48:57 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: HELP - Can't Upgrade to Win98 From Win95 - SOLVED I From: Mark Srebnik [EMAIL PROTECTED] Meanwhile, broke down and bought one of the Hitachi 60GB 7200 RPM drives and installed it. Works great! Only issue now relates to my partitioning new drive with PartitionMagic before installing Win98SE. Put drive in external FireWire case and connected it to my other laptop to partition. What exactly did you do with the new HDD connected via a firewire case to your other notebook? You said you partitioned it. I used PartitionMagic8 to partition it into 2 partitions, one primary and one other. * While partitioning, did you allow for the Lib BIOS hibernation space at the 8GB boundry on the new HDD? WHOOPS! ;-) Just made the first partition about 40GB * Did you load the Windows 98SE installatioin files onto the new drive via your other notebook, then put the new HDD in the Libretto and install the OS? That's correct. * Did you install drive overlay on the new HDD like EZ-Drive to enable extended Int13 BIOS calls? No, thought I didn't need to do this if I partitioned drive with PartitionMagic (if I understand other posts correctly). While Windows/Apps are working OK, when I tried using DriveImage to make backup image to my new EXP CDRW-2400 drive, I get error message #626: Now is this using the new 60GB HDD in the Libretto set up with W98SE as above or some other method, and imaging to your old HDD in the EXP CDRW-2400? Using the 60GB HDD in the Libretto with W98SE and imaging new HDD in the EXP CDRW-2400. If so... goto: $#^%@ If not, are you trying to image a partition on your old HDD to the new HDD in the EXP CDRW-2400? No $#^%@ I'm not familiar with DriveImage. Does it work in DOS, Windows, or both? It works in Windows only I think...at least it opens in windows then does some prep work then restarts Libretto as I recall...so whether it reboots in Windows or DOS, I don't remember exactly... If you're working in DOS from your Libretto, your problem may be that your Libretto can't see HHDs larger than 8GB in DOS without drive overlay. Right... Your other notebook seems to be capable of seeing the entire 60GB of the new HDD. Have you tried putting the 60GB HDD in the firewire case connected to your other notebook, and running DriveImage from there? Matt Didn't think of that, but that's good idea!! Although would be nice to get DriveImage working on Libretto... Thanks, Mark ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 00:57:26 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know it's cheating but I've had no problems plugging the L50/70 power supply (actually it's the same as several other Toshiba 15 volt plugs such as the Portege) into a chassis mount 2.5mm DC power socket (the Libretto plug seems to be a standard 3.1mm (inner diameter) DC plug you can get from your average electronics enthusiast store such as http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PP0513CATID=35keywords=SPECIAL=form=CATProdCodeOnly=Keyword1=Keyword2=pageNumber=priceMin=priceMax=SUBCATID=651, Okay... that page gives what would seem the correct size for the equivalent on the Tosh AC adapter: 3.1mm(ID) x 6.3mm(OD) x 10mm shaft length That may settle the specification question for the connector on one side (AC adapter cable side). From what I see on Xin's wesbite (http://www.fixup.net/tips/battery/battery.htm) He's talking about 6.3/3.0 mm coaxial power plugs on a Radio Shack cable.. so 3.1mm is darned close. ;-P or at least I've been using a standard 3.1mm plug first with my L50 and now with my Portege 7220CTe when I was tapping the power line for running other things and it's had no problems ... funny how they sell the plug but not the socket). Well, I can follow the Shogyo catalog from ( http://shogyo.com/listtypes.html?tablename=dcpower ) and find this: http://shogyo.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=dcpoweritemnum=MJ-078N But like all other sites I've found, it only specifies the 2.5mm pin size. I'm guessing they're assuming a 5.5mm or 6mm i.d. for the hole. This beacuse I've come up with specs of 2.5mm x 5.5mm for a lot of similar coaxial connectors. I also see this there: http://shogyo.com/results.html?search_type_no=656tablename=dcpowerfamily=DC+Power+Jacks It looks good, but not the specs for sizes they list. The type I'm talking about is the open frame type as in http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PS0518CATID=35keywords=SPECIAL=form=CATProdCodeOnly=Keyword1=Keyword2=pageNumber=priceMin=priceMax=SUBCATID=651 ... you might need to squeeze the 'spring' contact a little with a pair of pliers first and after you use it with a 3.1mm plug it probably won't hold a 2.5mm plug very well but it works a treat! I'm confused. The spring there looks like it'd be able to hit the outside edge of the 6.3mm o.d. of the standard 50/70 power adapter. It already has a 2.5mm male shaft in the center. What would bending the spring do? I'm missing something. P.S. As for tapping into L100/110 supplies (and some of the Porteges like the 3110), I find a standard 2-pin header (the sort you put jumper caps on in computers) works nicely if you cut about 1.5mm off the ends (and for plugging into the computer side, a 2 pin header plug filed down on the sides and with a little bit of plastic superglued to provide a polarity key works real nicely. I'm a bit lost there too. P.S.S. All this I'm assuming you're actually looking for the male connector (the computer side) and not the female connector (the power supply side)? Funny trying to apply the terms 'male and 'female' to sets of matching connectors that have both male and female components. But yes, the computer side connector is what I'm after it. Ive been calling it 'male', as from what I see, I stick the plug on the end of the AC power adapter into it, and not the other way around. But how can you use this reasoning with something androgynous??? :-D Especially with concentric or jacketed connectors it can get a little ambiguous but I find a general rule of thumb that you look for the smallest pin or hole in a concentric connector, if it's a pin it's male and if it's a hole it's female. Ah so... now we're getting into the subject of absolute/dualist logic vs. relativistic/quantum logic! Where's my I Ching? Matt At 11:47 AM 28/05/2004 -0700, you wrote: Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:47:03 + From: Matt Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed I wonder if anyone can give me dimensions or a part number somewhere for the male connector on the end of the 50/70 AC adapter. I've been trying to find either an inline female power connector for the 50/70s, or any other that physically mounts inside the system. I searched and searched Digi Key (http://www.digikey.com/), and finally called their tech support, and they couldn't define just what dimensions or which stock connector this would be. I'm taking off across the country in a few weeks, I need to make an adapter cord that will accept the standard 50/70 Toshiba male AC power adapter plug at one end, and has the screwy 100/110 male power plug at the other end. This so I can power the 100 with my old XTend PowerEtender Airplane Auto Adapter. David was great at finding the Hirose cord with 100/110 male plug on the Digi Key website as part number: RP34L-5PA-2SC But I'm totally confounded at
Re: [LIB] Setting sytem time
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:01:58 -0400 From: Allen Berge [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Setting sytem time I managed to get it working on my 50ct. I'd seriously consider making this my default OS, cuz it runs faster than windoze, but can only get it to reconise my Lan Card, doesn't work with my Belkin WIFI card. Any way to install this so you can boot directly from a partition instead of using a Floppy to boot the Kernal? - Original Message - From: Sean P. Durkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 10:55 AM Subject: [LIB] Setting sytem time Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:54:16 -0400 From: Sean P. Durkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Setting sytem time Hi gang- I've got Feather Linux set up on my 50ct-awesome distro-give it a shot! Anyway-how can I set my system time? I didn't see any listings under the BIOS setup tochange it. Thanks. Sean ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 10:21:24 +0800 From: Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed The type I'm talking about is the open frame type as in http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PS0518CATID=35keywords=SPECIAL=form=CATProdCodeOnly=Keyword1=Keyword2=pageNumber=priceMin=priceMax=SUBCATID=651 ... you might need to squeeze the 'spring' contact a little with a pair of pliers first and after you use it with a 3.1mm plug it probably won't hold a 2.5mm plug very well but it works a treat! I'm confused. The spring there looks like it'd be able to hit the outside edge of the 6.3mm o.d. of the standard 50/70 power adapter. It already has a 2.5mm male shaft in the center. What would bending the spring do? I'm missing something. Well the distance between the pin and the spring needs to push out to be equal to the difference between the outer and inner radii of the barrel connector ... the 6.5mm barrel is slightly thicker so in its default tstate it might get a little hard to push in, that's all ... having said that, if you don't bend it (and just push hard), it'll hold the connector in more tightly ... P.S. As for tapping into L100/110 supplies (and some of the Porteges like the 3110), I find a standard 2-pin header (the sort you put jumper caps on in computers) works nicely if you cut about 1.5mm off the ends (and for plugging into the computer side, a 2 pin header plug filed down on the sides and with a little bit of plastic superglued to provide a polarity key works real nicely. I'm a bit lost there too. The L100/110 power connector has 2 pins and the connector is keyed by having a 'bump' on one of the flat sides ... the bit of plastic is just there to provide that 'bump' (so it won't plug in the wrong way). P.S.S. All this I'm assuming you're actually looking for the male connector (the computer side) and not the female connector (the power supply side)? Funny trying to apply the terms 'male and 'female' to sets of matching connectors that have both male and female components. But yes, the computer side connector is what I'm after it. Ive been calling it 'male', as from what I see, I stick the plug on the end of the AC power adapter into it, and not the other way around. But how can you use this reasoning with something androgynous??? :-D Especially with concentric or jacketed connectors it can get a little ambiguous but I find a general rule of thumb that you look for the smallest pin or hole in a concentric connector, if it's a pin it's male and if it's a hole it's female. Ah so... now we're getting into the subject of absolute/dualist logic vs. relativistic/quantum logic! Where's my I Ching? It gets even worse with connectors that have holes AND pins on both sides ... SGI monitor ports are a classic, on the computer side there are coaxial male 'pins' as well as the standard female 'pins' ... in the SAME D-style connector! - Raymond P.S. Is it just me or is the list server running slow? I posted my first reply to this post 1.5 days before I got it back from the list! --- /~\ | | Does fuzzy logic tickle?| | ___ | My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup? | | /__/ +---| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | | ICQ: 31756092 | Libretto IRC channel #Libretto on DALNet! | \~/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.684 / Virus Database: 446 - Release Date: 13/05/2004
