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On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Muhammed Adel Afzal adel@ncf.ca wrote:
Thanks for the reply Luke. My friend had an Acer laptop and I thought that the keyboard in that was great.
Will you sell replacement batteries or tell us where to order a replacement?
yeahhh. these are e-bike batteries, i'll have to stock up on them, the company that makes them is a wholesaler. you also have to be *real* careful, they can deliver an *enormous* amount of current - the tabs are metal 1in wide and 0.5mm thick coming out of the battery.
I suppose that if I did not want to run the battery down while I am working I could use the USB + HDMI Cable Set for Standalone, with a keyboard and mouse, and my cell phone charger to power the EOMA68 computer card, right?
yeahyeah, no that's the whole idea. you'll also need a USB hub (or one of those logitech wireless keyboard + mouse combo usb dongles) i'm using a logitech K400r you can look that up
or if you get the right adapter you can use one of those external battery packs to charge up / operate off of: find a 12v one and you'll be fine.
Would it be possible to adjust the wiring or add a switch to disconnect the battery? Could any electrician do it or would you consider making instructions? Or would it be safer to leave it stock?
it should be doable by a competent electrician. the casework designs are available so 3D printing a version with room for a switch is an easy enough task.
l.