REALLY Re: Mastersport 386SX

From: Douglas Taylor <taylor_at_cem.nrl.navy.mil>
Date: Fri Jan 25 18:53:39 2002

At 09:24 AM 1/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
>At 11:16 PM 1/24/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>> > From: Dave Mabry <dmabry_at_mich.com>
>>
>> > I used to have the computer he was referring to in the original post, a
>> > Zenith MastersPort SX and it's AC adapter was an inline variety. Cords
>> > on both ends. I never would have guessed it being called a wart.
>>
>>Having never seen the transformer/power supply/wart/whatever, I didn't know
>>it was of the inline variety.
>>
>>Does anyone have the specs on this thing???
>>
>>Glen
>>0/0
>
>I have one of these at home, I'll take a look and then post the answer. I
>do recall that the power cord that plugs into the laptop has a simple
>coaxial plug. This turns out to be a common point of failure since it is
>very easy to break the power connection by bumping the plug while it is in
>the jack. The jack is soldered to a pc board in the laptop and is not
>very strong mechanically.
>
>Doug

It turns out I have two Zenith Data Systems 'SuperSport' labtops, one is an
8088 model and the other is a 80386/SX 16 (I think), the last one is called
a 'SuperSport SX'. They use the same external power supply, 16.5 VDC 2.5
amps.
Received on Fri Jan 25 2002 - 18:53:39 GMT