> > > (I'm answering for Thad, as he's running around the country at the >moment) > > Thad and I are both running one of the SuperMOPS boards (586dx133), >with 2.1 Gig HDD, PE and twiddler. Running full out (ie, compiling >kernel), the system draws about an amp, and is running at 5 volts from >a DC-to-DC converter. When idle, consumption drops to about half an amp. > Using two of the LI+ NP-950s (~32 W/hr each), we're getting about 12-15 >hours on day-to-day useage, which means we're running a lot closer to >5 watts than 2.5. Hmmm, some of this is probably due to lossage in the >power converter, because those are only about 80-85% efficient. The newer >ones look substantially better. > Regardless, battery life of 12 hours or more is really nice... > >-Josh I'm currently using lead-acid gel cells. I have access to LiIon batteries, but it seems to me they are quite finicky to recharge, as opposed to lead-acids which are very tolerant. How do you charge LiIons?...and how do you tell when they are about to die (discharged)? -- Eric LaForest Nascent Linux Borg -www.ncf.carleton.ca/~di458- #define Hacker !(Cracker) //FYI: http://sagan.earthspace.net/~esr/ Breaking into computers does not make one a hacker, for the same reasons that hotwiring cars does not make one a mechanic... paraphr. from ESR -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org
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