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Re: Continuous use
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:19:59 GMT
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Fred G. Martin <fredm@media.mit.edu/NoMoreSpam/>
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> I have an application where I want to use the HandyBoard continually, 24
> hours a day for months on end. Is it safe to run it continually with
> the trickle charger plugged in? Will it have enough power providing I
> only do a bit of IR and RS232 communications with no motors etc?
Yes, this will work fine.
-Fred
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 | | Re: Low battery detection
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| (...) Sure: Solder a wire to the "BATTERY +", add 2 resistors to make a voltage divider (to divide the battery ABSOLUTE MAX condition, say about 12V, down to about 4 volts for the analog 0-5v range), and feed it into an ANALOG input point. Put a (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Continuous use
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| I have an application where I want to use the HandyBoard continually, 24 hours a day for months on end. Is it safe to run it continually with the trickle charger plugged in? Will it have enough power providing I only do a bit of IR and RS232 (...) (27 years ago, 18-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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