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Subject: 
Re: Continuous use
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:19:59 GMT
Original-From: 
Fred G. Martin <(fredm@)Spamcake(media.mit.edu)>
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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



Message has 2 Replies:
  Low battery detection
 
Is it possible for a handy-board program (either 'C' or assembler) to detect a low battery condition? (27 years ago, 29-Oct-97, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
  Re: Low battery detection
 
(...) 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
 
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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