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Re: powering an apple by a car battery?

Subject: Re: powering an apple by a car battery?
From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
Date: 1999/12/17
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, aus.computers.mac
Organization: Empsoft
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Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:

>      You _might_ be able to run an Apple //c (not a IIc+) from a car
> battery. The //c power block puts out 15VDC; so, a possible problem would
> be having enough voltage to get past an internal 12V regulator-- mainly,
> you might not be able to run your disk drives.

The IIc is specifically designed to be able to run off a car battery.
The power input needs to be unregulated DC in the range of 9V to 20V,
with sufficient current capacity (don't have the details handy for
this), so this covers 12V car batteries.  Don't try to use a 24V one.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P O Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

References:
- powering an apple by a car battery?
  - From: goble@kin.on.net (David. E. Goble)
- Re: powering an apple by a car battery?
  - From: Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>

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