> Is the SD
> rugged enough to tolerate voltage variation in the battery array?
All field gear is designed to take a wide range of voltages. SD spec is 10-=
Message: 18V.
Subject: > I
> was thinking it might be good to snap on an RF choke on the power cord =
> near the SD end? ($2.99 at Radio Shack)
Can't hurt.
> Well, I'm neither a skilled solderer nor gifted with great eyesight
> but I might give it a try. It looks like the parts cost less than
> $20, battery not included. It looks like all I have to do is solder
> the Hirose to the power cord and plug the other end (cigarette lighter =
> plug) into the battery? (pins 1,2 DC power, pins 3,4 ground)
The difficulty is getting the size wire you want into the tiny connector. M=
aybe make little hairpins of small wire between 1-2 and 3-4, and connect th=
e larger wires to the loops with heat-shrink to prevent shorts?
-Dan Dugan
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