Dolch Ruggedized laptop Power Plug? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 May 2007

Have you looked at something like Digikey.com?

They list a bunch of pigtailed power connectors with ID and ODs 
specified.  largest seems to be 2.5mm ID and 5.5mm OD. Page 409 of 
the online Digikey catalog.

s shumaker

  you wrote:
...
 On 5/24/07, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon at gjcp.net>
wrote:
 On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 09:22 -0400, Ethan Dicks
wrote:
  On 5/24/07, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon at
gjcp.net> wrote:
  Maplin do these, but they're just described
as "Power Connector".  Is it
 the same size as the ones used on Toshiba laptops? 
 I think it's larger than that.  I have what I thought was a large-bore
 power connector, but it doesn't come close to fitting.  I'm just 
The centre pin on Toshiba laptop power connectors is about 3mm, way
bigger than the normal "fat" power connectors.  The outside is the same. 
Hmm... I could believe it's a full 3mm.  I'll do some digging on that.
If Toshiba's have a 19V 3A brick, that'd probably do the trick.
Targus sells various laptop adapter kits, but they cost more than the
laptop (as do just Dolch drive bays, but fortunately, mine has one).

Thanks,

-ethan 