Psion netBook Battery Service: Difference between revisions
Correct the adapter and charge-time figures against Psion's datasheet; add the 55-hour backup-cell lifespan |
Adapter rating: use Psion's own 15 V 1.5 A figure and note the community 15.5 V variant |
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| '''Backup cell''' || '''CR2032''' lithium coin cell, '''55-hour lifespan'''<ref name="ds2001">Psion Teklogix, "netBook" product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion's own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.</ref> | | '''Backup cell''' || '''CR2032''' lithium coin cell, '''55-hour lifespan'''<ref name="ds2001">Psion Teklogix, "netBook" product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion's own figures: 15 V 1.5 A adapter, up to 8.5 hours battery life with a 2.5 hour recharge, and a CR2032 backup cell with a 55-hour lifespan.</ref> | ||
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| '''External supply''' || '''15 | | '''External supply''' || '''15 V, 1.5 A''' per Psion's datasheet<ref name="ds2001">Psion Teklogix, "netBook" product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion give the external supply as 15 V 1.5 A; the contemporary community FAQ says 15.5 V.</ref> (the community FAQ says 15.5 V), 100–240 V 50/60 Hz, with a ferrite core on the lead. RadioShack Adaptaplug "C": 4.75 mm OD, 1.75 mm ID, 1 cm long<ref name="faqpower" /><ref name="openpsion" /> | ||
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Psion's own netBook datasheet gives '''15 V, 1.5 A'''<ref name="ds2001">Psion Teklogix, "netBook" product datasheet, document code NBOOK-01/01-5K-A4-UK, February 2001, hosted at [[Psion netBook Documentation]]. Psion give the external supply as 15 V 1.5 A; the contemporary community FAQ says 15.5 V.</ref>, and Eric Lindsay records the same; the contemporary Series 7 FAQ says 15.5 V.<ref name="lindsay">Eric Lindsay, [http://psiphi.server101.com/epoc/psion7.htm "Psion 7 and NetBook Portable Computers"], mirrored at ericlindsay.com. Gives the adapter as 15 V 1.5 A, against the Series 7 FAQ's 15.5 V; also the source for the pack-repacking suggestion quoted below.</ref> The two disagree; both are enthusiast records rather than a Psion data sheet, and no manufacturer specification has survived to settle it. | |||
== Why the controller board matters == | == Why the controller board matters == | ||