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Gear / Technical Help => Remote Power => Topic started by: bl6216@yahoo.com on September 08, 2004, 02:14:32 AM
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I am runing a Powerbook g4 / vx pocket v2 / in to a v3 and I want to know what is the best way to power the v3 and the powerbook.
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thats alot of stuff to run into a V3!
what is the V3 outputting to?
I think the original poster means V3 > VX-Pocket > Powerbook. :)
Power for V3 - several good options:
6v SLA - your V3 is probably already calibrated to run off one of these. Check out the Archival Info forum for how to build your own easily.
RC batt - lighter weight and smaller in size than SLAs, a bit more expensive, requires re-calibrating the low-batt light / auto-shutoff on your V3 if you want to continue to use those features.
LiON batt - there's a 9v LiON WalMart DVD battery some people have used on various gear. Again, a bit more expensive than SLA and requires re-calibrating the low-batt light / auto-shutoff on your V3 if you want to continue to use those features.
FWIW, Grace Design hosts instructions for recalibrating the V3 low-batt / auto-shutoff on their website.
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just get a second battery for your powerbook. you will get 2 hours out of each batt.