At 01:58 PM 7/27/98 -0700, you wrote:
> Just purchased three Zenith Data Systems laptops at a Hamfest - my
>first IBM-compatible computers, believe it or not (always focused on the
>Apples & under-the-TV 8-bit systems).
>
> Needless to say, I don't know a thing about them. There are no power
>adapters. I have a 12v 300 mA adapter. Will that work with them? I
>hooked it up to all three systems - 2 of them didn't do a thing. The
>third "spins" up and I can hear a very faint wining noise from inside.
>The monitor, however, shows nothing (could this be due to too little
>amperage?). The computer gives a three-tone beep every 15 seconds or so
>(estimate) and beeps whenever I press a key.
>
> Anybody have any suggestions? Like I said, I don't anything about
>these, so any advice would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Tom
>
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>
>
I have a Zenith ZWL 183-93, the internal battery is a string of "D"
Nicads, shot of course. I managed to get it going by modifying the power
supply for an old Sony portable reel to reel vtr, and increasing the
regulated voltage from 12 to 14.
It takes about twenty minutes for the old Nicads to soak up enough power
for the thing to work, but it finally does.
Regards
Charlie Fox
Received on Tue Jul 28 1998 - 07:21:38 BST