m937290@usna.NAVY.MIL (Midn. Norman R. Solis) (06/29/91)
I recently purchased a 'really cheap' cellular phone from Circuit City. Of course, the phone is not exactly the greatest thing in the world but it does work. My question is this: the battery supplied with the system doesn't hold enough charge to satisfy my requirements. An AC and a DC adapter are supplied with the phone to charge the battery but the DC adapter is the traditional cigarette lighter variety and the phone will not operate properly with the AC adapter plugged in. The manual says that you cannot operate the phone with the AC adapter plugged in but you can with the DC adapter because 'the DC adapter cable supplies enough power to run the phone and trickle charge the battery.' The current AC adapter is 12VDC @ 800 ma. If I buy an adapter with a larger power rating (like 1200 or 1500 ma) then should I be able to operate the phone from the AC adapter? Both the DC and AC adapters plug into the same jack on the phone. BTW, the phone is a Novatel model no. HP3032. -Rich Solis -- N Richard Solis m937290@n1.usna.navy.mil GO NAVY! USNA 33rd Company m937290@midn.ecs.usna.navy.mil BEAT ARMY! Annapolis, MD 21412 (301) 267-5001 United States Naval Academy - Class of 1993
fiedler@netcom.COM (David Fiedler) (06/29/91)
m937290@usna.NAVY.MIL (Midn. Norman R. Solis) writes: >you cannot >operate the phone with the AC adapter plugged in but you can with the DC >adapter because 'the DC adapter cable supplies enough power to run the >phone and trickle charge the battery.' The current AC adapter is 12VDC @ >800 ma. If I buy an adapter with a larger power rating (like 1200 or 1500 >ma) then should I be able to operate the phone from the AC adapter? Both >the DC and AC adapters plug into the same jack on the phone. I'm almost positive you're right. The same thing happened when I bought my Panasonic TP500. Instead of paying $85 for their AC adapter, I made one from the supplied plug and a 1 amp power supply from Radio Snack. If you're already at 800 ma. you can't be too far off. -- David Fiedler UUCP:{ames,mrspoc,hoptoad}!infopro!david AIR: N3717R "Video for Computer Professionals" BIX: fiedler Internet: fiedler@netcom.com USMail:InfoPro Systems, PO Box 220 Rescue CA 95672 Phone:916/677-5870 FAX:-5873