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Re: M1 First Sights

On 11/1/00 12:05 PM, Doug Sutherland at  wrote:

> - The manual says it runs off 9 volts, and I have
> a power adapter, but how do I power the unit
> when mobile?

You ought to be able to hack it to run off your mobile electronics battery
(I patched in to my laptop battery).  See:

<http://www.best.com/~popiel/wearable/m1-cable/m1-cable.html>

and

<http://www.elemental.org/~daleg/gargoyle/m1-batt-pack.html>

for descriptions of hacking in a battery supply.

> - Has anyone ripped apart the eyepeice to see what
> is inside? Any idea if this can be hacked to
> make it smaller? I am disappointed with the
> length of the eyepeice ...

I haven't done it, but there's a repackage hack described at:

<http://aeinnovations.com/projects/m1-hmd/>

No doubt this _thoroughly_ voids your warranty...

-Tom

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