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Re: Corel NetWinder as a wearable?

From: Alex Holden <>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 14:53:06 +0100 (BST)

On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Tim Gray wrote:
> If the netwinder can survive a continous voltage of 14.5 to 15 volts then
> yes.. that is what your car's electrical system is at when driving.

Theoretically, yes. But I wouldn't do it. The kind of noise you can get
on a car electrical system is horrible. When you disconnect the power to
the starter, it can dump a couple of hundred volts spike onto the bus, not
to mention the noise you can get from the ignition system.
The best way is to have a seperate battery for the sensitive digital
equipment, along with an elaborate filtered power supply to charge it
(kind of like an online UPS).

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