26 Oct
2002
26 Oct
'02
6:37 p.m.
At 06:54 PM 10/26/02 +0100, you wrote:
One of the most annoying instances of this is the
HP82164 HPIL-RS232
interface. It runs off the standard HP 8V transformer (AC output).
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This means, of course that you _must_ use an AC input
for this device.
Which makes it next to impossible to run off batteries. A pity, since
having a portable HPIL-RS232 interface would be useful sometimes.
Yes. I have a clone of the HP82164 made by Handheld Products which
is totally portable, with internal NiCd batteries. Even the form
factor is identical. Unfortunately, it is not working right now, as
the batteries spilled and the spill ate some traces. I'll have to get
to fixing it some time...
carlos.
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org