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Title: iRiver H140/H120 Power?
Post by: wbrisette on October 05, 2004, 02:16:05 PM
I'm considering using one of these units as a backup to my DAT. What I would like to know is what are folks powering these with in the field? The DC input is 5V 2A, which leads me to believe that a 6V SLA is going to kill it. Anybody got any ideas?

Wayne
Title: Re: iRiver H140/H120 Power?
Post by: dnsacks on October 05, 2004, 02:19:34 PM
don't know on the external power issue, but it was my understanding that these don't reliably record a digital input (relative to a jb3)

has this changed?
Title: Re: iRiver H140/H120 Power?
Post by: timP on October 05, 2004, 02:23:03 PM

 it runs on 5v so you should be able to  make a batt pack at radio shack really easily...

or any of the PDA back up options will work

or this

http://store.yahoo.com/semsons-inc/pdabatexpocp.html
Title: Re: iRiver H140/H120 Power?
Post by: wbrisette on October 05, 2004, 02:27:54 PM
don't know on the external power issue, but it was my understanding that these don't reliably record a digital input (relative to a jb3)

Which means what? Unless there is an audiable difference in what my DAT has on tape and it, it shouldn't matter.

Wayne
Title: Re: iRiver H140/H120 Power?
Post by: timP on October 05, 2004, 02:29:44 PM
well, the iriver does not record the bits of data correctly via optical in

it is OK via line in,but then yr using the irivers onboard A>D

via optical in it has pops and noise every few seconds...
Title: Re: iRiver H140/H120 Power?
Post by: wbrisette on October 05, 2004, 02:35:37 PM
well, the iriver does not record the bits of data correctly via optical in

it is OK via line in,but then yr using the irivers onboard A>D

via optical in it has pops and noise every few seconds...

Well, that blows!

Also makes me reconsider what I want to do.