aldl stuff

[David Cooley]

At 03:32 PM 09/19/2000, you wrote:
>Swayze wrote:
> >
> > Is a 9-volt battery enough to power the circuit?
>
>5 Volts is what anything gets regulated to, and we're talking
>just milliAmps, so yes a small 9 Volt (type 216?) is fine.
>
>But, I've said in the past, I think the 2 transistor circuit
>powered by the modem signals (no regulator) is a cheaper and
>a better option, but I don't have field experience to back
>that statement up.


There are some laptops that don't have the required current (even though 
it's really low) to power the circuit thru the modem signals... I believe 
Toshiba is the worst.


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