Brought over from the old forum. 7 replies. Jeff
BigD: topic initiator
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There are two battery packs I have found. The first is a three AA one that generates 4.5V with 3AA alkaline batteries. This will allow the player to play, but does not charge the internal battery. The second one is four AA batteries that generates 5V 2A with 4 1.25V 2000mAh NiMH batteries. This will charge the internal battery and also allow it to play (exactly like the mains).
All the information is posted there.
SweetSpot
Hey BigD, was looking on that website for the battery pack, even used the item number, but couldn't find it. Could you perhaps post a direct link ? I looked through the electronics/battery section, which is where I would assume it would be, but no luck. Perhpas an oversight ? I'd like to have the direct link so that I can move this post to the tips/tricks section... I guess later though, as I'm getting ready for company and we're all going to see ROTK.
Thanks alot,
S.S.
BigD
http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/mod...moduleno=35202
This is only a frame so I didn't post a link to it. The codes are:
L32AK
L33AK
Just cut and paste them into the product search box. It is working fine for me. Not sure what you are doing wrong.
divad6719
Looks like a good deal, they are quite cheap as well.
It's nice to see something in the UK for a change, usually this type of add-on is what you would find in the US.
Cheers
Jeff
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Does anyone know where I can get these in Canada or the US?
SweetSpot
I can't imagine such an item being limited to one country. I'd imagine that if one was resourceful enough (or just not lazy, like I can be), they'd find the same contraption made by a different company. The first step in this would be to google a list of electronics/battery specialists. Get in touch with them, as I'm sure that if they don't actually have it, they probably have contacts which do.
BigD
I'd say Maplin is very similar to Radio Shack in the US. Not sure if Radio Shack exists still as Tandy (UK name) doesn't trade in the UK anymore.
FlameGrilled
The Tandy retail outlets are long dead in the UK, about 15 yrs i think apart from maybe one obsure outlet somewhere (channel islands i think).
As for the 'It's nice to see something in the UK for a change, usually this type of add-on is what you would find in the US.'
All i can, tactfully, say is that that impression kinda says you've been looking in the wrong places for this kind of thing
Any good component or electronics component supplier has been stocking such sub-assemblies and complete plug-in type finished assemblies for years - i can remember going back over 15 yrs from when i remember my father buying a similar pack (clearly not using such high capacity cells) that would take any AA type nicad or alkaline as a backpack for a radio transceiver.
And, in his case, it was a supplier like Maplin, who sold the item, not the usually marked-up radio goods outlet - the Tri/Kenwood branded version was about 5 times the price with some junky cells chucked in.
5x the price may seem steep, but when you put that into UK prices 15 yrs ago, the Trio/Kenwood official accessory price was hideously profiteering (for ferks sake, nicads weren't that expensive even then).
So, a lesson to be learnt, expand the mind and don't always look in the obvious places first
Regards...