Re: TI-H: Switchable Power Sourecs.


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Re: TI-H: Switchable Power Sourecs.



I'm sorry, I don't understand your question.  Could you
elaborate/rephrase it. " And 
how are you planning to turn somehtiing with and LED display into and 82
with
an LCD and probably totally different system architechture?"
~Larry C
Larry1492@juno.com


On Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:32:08 -0600 (CST) Andy Muldowney
<andy@microcosm.world-net.net> writes:
>The switch is called a closed circuit switch.  Normally, Two prings 
>are
>touching, when you stick in the plug for an ac adapter, they 
>disconnect.
>That cuts off the flow from the battery and uses the AC adapter.  And 
>how
>are you planning to turn somehtiing with and LED display into and 82 
>with
>an LCD and probably totally different system architechture <sp>?
>-Andy
>
>On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Larry G Currie wrote:
>
>> I have an old TI-1250 ( the 8 or 9 digit red bubble display, pixel 
>LEDS,
>> not LCD) I disassembled for research purposes.  It runs on NINE 
>VOLTS!!! 
>> HOwever it has an ac adaptor port that you can plug in W/ the 9V 
>batery
>> in.  The way it is wired is that negative goes to the board from the
>> 9VBatt.  The AC input is where the Pos. from batt. connects.  
>Evidently,
>> when the ac adaptor is not producing current, a switch is closed, 
>> letting the 9Vbatt work.  When the AC plug delivers curent/plugged 
>in, it
>> opens the switch that the 9Vbatt used, dissabling it?  I assume this 
>is
>> how it works.  It is the best I know from examining the wiring.  Can
>> anyone elaborate?  It would make it so much easier to build an AC/DC
>> powered calc.  I have plans for a cool design resembling that of an 
>'82
>> viewscreen model.  If I ever get the web page up, and the other 
>designs
>> drawn, I hpoe to draw it.  Maybe next week...
>> (note: when I say "closed" switch, I mean current flows.  "Open"= no
>> flow)
>> ~Larry C
>> Larry1492@juno.com
>> 
>
>


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