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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: new thread about remote control with displayRe: new thread about remote control with display
From: George Styles \(RipnetUK\) <"George>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:39:44 +0100 > While on the note of pushing things to thier limits; all the HDD used in the > Archos require 5V +- 5% supplies (ie 4.75V - 5.25 V), whilst the supply > given to the HDD is direct from the batteries, which scales between ~5.5V > and 5.8V whilst charging in my player (these values are about right for > NiMh's). So, the HDD in the Archos is overdriven at the moment, to the tune > of about 0.5V, which is probably just below the threshold of doing rather > nasty things :) So that is why when I stuck a set of Duracells in, the HDD just clicked and the unit didnt work??? (no lasting damage - put NiMH back in and all is well... prob'ly overvoltage protection i would think? g Received on 2002-10-09 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |