GRiDcase batteries

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_creative-net.net>
Date: Sat Nov 27 23:09:29 1999

Tandy has most of the GRiD case setup programs on their support site, maybe
the disk run setup will allow you to alter power functions??

jean somerhausen wrote:

> I don't know if this has been already mentioned on this thread, since I
> have just discovered this site, but I operate my 1520 from a 12 V
> battery
> on my sailboat without any apparent problem. I've used it mainly to get
> radio weatherfaxes. I just bought a 22 mm female plug from Radio Shack,
> wired it to the 12 V power supply and stuck it into the jack on the back
> of the GRiD (next to the battery pack).
> One trhing that bothers me when receiving faxes is the screen going dark
> after a fes seconds. Anybody knows how to disable this battery-saving
> function ? (which I don't need since the 1520 consumes only 1 Ah, which
> is peanuts for a 100 A deep cycle battery).
> john
Received on Sat Nov 27 1999 - 23:09:29 GMT