16 May
2003
16 May
'03
1:41 p.m.
This looks interesting. The current version is pretty much limited to a
12V input, but they're saying they'll have a 9-18V with ignition sense
input in May/June 2003. Suddenly, vehicle-based PCs are looking a little
more doable. And at $50, it's not a bad deal.
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--John
On Friday 16 May 2003 21:25 pm, Richard A. Cini wrote:
Joe:
> Any chance of using 48VDC? There's
plenty of surplus industrial PCs
> (and PSUs) that run off of that. I've often wondered if you couldn't
> run a PC directly off of 12VDC (with a regulator to drop one line to
> 5VDC).
I saw a lot of these in my usual surplus catalogs but producing 48v from
batteries of a sufficient amperage is a bulky proposition. I envision a
small cordura camera bag filled with two surplus 12v 7ah lead acid
batteries (in parallel) and some switching gear for the scope and the PC.
I also looked at some of the mobile MP3 projects but the most suitable
solution was $150 and didn't have the right amperage ratings.
I don't know...maybe I'm looking for something that really doesn't exist.
I really wanted to avoid building my own supply, though.
Rich
Collector of classic computers
Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
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