[mdlug] Old 386 needed - Power Supply

[Peter Bart]

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:56:40 -0400
Raymond McLaughlin <driveray at ameritech.net> wrote:

> Peter Bart wrote:
> >       Seems the
> > 	Toshiba power jack is not quite what Targus thinks it is and
> > 	charging was hit or miss. Toshiba's supply was well over
> > $100 and the Targus was less than $100. It's supposed to auto
> > 	magically detect the proper voltage/wattage. Don't know how,
> > 	it is magic. I'm a plumber after all ;) It's sat on my shelf
> > 	ever since.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Ah! That kind of sours it for me. I wouldn't want to rely upon such
> magic. Clearly you couldn't.

	Actually, it was that the Toshiba power jack didn't allways get
	good contact with the Targus Plug. It would charge fine if you
	held it. Somehow I just couldn't find the time to do that, even
	for my dearly beloved.

>Nice idea, but I would want one with a
> manually selectable voltage or voltage range. Preferably with a
> digital readout of the charging current. Perhaps a user selectable
> maximum current setting, would be a good idea too...

	I ended up getting the OEM brick for it. 

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