From: sophana <jobarjo78_at_yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:00:29 +0200

There are 2 levels of protection:
first you don't directly connect your archos to the car power, 14.5v is
too much, so you need an external voltage regulator
second there is a second voltage regulator inside the archos.

Bradley Alexander wrote:

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>You might want to be careful. The starting of a car has been known to send
>power spikes through devices. I was in Radio Shack and the guy in front of me
>had either popped the fuse on his cigarette lighter ac adapter or blown his
>cell phone. The guy said that the spikes, when they happen, can be in the 10s
>of thousands of volts.
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>On Wednesday 09 June 2004 01:51, Carsten Tschach wrote:
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>>Hi,
>>
>>is there any mod available which will startup the Archos Studio as soon
>>as there is power connected to the DC-IN port?!
>>
>>I want to use the Archos in my car and I'm searching for a way to
>>automaticly startup as soon as the engine is started.
>>
>>Bye, Carsten
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