Re: Mandelbrot II GS vs Turbo Mandelbrot

[gudat@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (gudat henrik)]

>Well, with the the stuff in even a base ROM 06, no existing
>power supply could handle the 22 amps @ +/- 5volts required.
>We're working on a small nuclear reactor as a possible
>solution.
 
Hmmm, I don't know if you could export local nuclear power stations to
Switzerland as they have quite restrictive laws here. Just for us
Europeans, you should also consider a 240V/50Hz nuclear power station.
Besides that, I fear that the postage fee would be a bit high. Maybe
you can send them as books ...
 
I thought about your (our) problem and worked out four options:
 
- ship a river power station. However, this would be way problematic in
  some seasons, depending where you're living. It also requires some
  extra cables and intensive system maintenance.
 
- Ship the ROM 06 with a special mouse. The built-in 5-speed coupling
  is connected to a small generator. Although the mouse would be quite
  hard to move, it's the most elegant solution.
 
- don't ship ROM 06 machines at all. This solution has one obvious
  disadvantage. The above, though, have several.
 
- You could add a switch at the front of the case where the user can
  select what part may draw power (motherboard, screen, hard disk, etc)
 
Well, Ian, don't give up. I hope we converge on the final design soon.
Right now the crank drive works fine as I could convince Urs to crank
for me each day during non-prime time [e-mail].:)
 
 
henrik
 
PS: need some uranium? Let me know...

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