[Fwd: Re: Omnigo & PCMCIA Cards]
John A. Dupre, Jr (duprejr@ix.netcom.com)
Tue, 26 Mar 1996 22:27:02 -0600
> At 17:27 25/03/96 BST, you wrote:
> >> Great forum,
> >
> >And filling-up with IBMers, eh... For an HP product... ;-)
> >
> >>2) - Why oh Why isn't there an external power supply unit for the
> >> Omnigo, Iam starting to go through batteries as if they are
> >> going out of fashion. Are there any plans for one, or ones
> >> in existance that I don't know about.
> >
> >HP are you listening? HELLO? My last set of batteries last
> >about four days (heavy serial port use).
> >
>
> I had (as had others) to devise some sort of mains powered device for using
> th OGO in the office, primarily to save on batteries. However no-one has
> reported any success and HP doesn't leave the OGO specs lying around.
>
> Some very cheap solid state trafos and regulators should be all that is needed.
>
> David Larkin
I also got tired of buying batteries so I looked for another
solution. What I did was buy a Renewal Battery charger ($9.99-$14.99)
and one package of Renewal AA batteries ($4.59-5.??). I've been using
the same set for about 5 months and just bought my second set today.
I've been told not to use rechargable batteries in my OGO but I decided
to give it a try and I love it (It sure beats buying new batteries every
couple of weeks). The only drawback is after about a month and a half
or so, I had to start recharging it more frequently. Eventually it gets
to a point where you get tired of recharging all of the time and that is
why I bought another set today. Hope this helps.
John Dupre, Jr