Comments for Chucks Blog http://www.xtarutaru.com Chucks Personal blog Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:18:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by Luke http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-114 Luke Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:18:39 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-114 The other compatible battery is MPE201 or MPE201 plus. The other compatible battery is MPE201 or MPE201 plus.

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by Luke http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-113 Luke Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:43:52 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-113 The battery you need is NI2040. You can get one from Battery Universe, but they want $135. I remember there being another equivalent part number, but I can't find anything now. The pinout should be available on the Inspired Energy website, but I don't know if the controller from some other battery pack would work. If so, I guess you could just build the battery pack right into the tablet. Non-removable wouldn't be that bad. Maybe somebody here has a totally dead one they could part with so that you could re-cell it. Maybe the 2040 will come up on eBay from time to time? The battery you need is NI2040. You can get one from Battery Universe, but they want $135. I remember there being another equivalent part number, but I can’t find anything now. The pinout should be available on the Inspired Energy website, but I don’t know if the controller from some other battery pack would work. If so, I guess you could just build the battery pack right into the tablet. Non-removable wouldn’t be that bad. Maybe somebody here has a totally dead one they could part with so that you could re-cell it. Maybe the 2040 will come up on eBay from time to time?

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by hunternet93 http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-112 hunternet93 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:42:44 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-112 The problem is I don't have batteries at all, dead or otherwise. Could I make my own battery pack easily, maybe by ripping the control board out of an old cheap battery? The problem is I don’t have batteries at all, dead or otherwise. Could I make my own battery pack easily, maybe by ripping the control board out of an old cheap battery?

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by Luke http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-111 Luke Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:53:31 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-111 I think I found the batteries somewhere, but they are expensive. You can repair it yourself, just buy 9 18650 LI-IOn cells with tabs (you'll pay $5-$10/each). 3 cells in series is like 11.1 or 11.2V, so it should be possible to charge on the 13.5V or so available in the police cars these were intended for. But yeah, 12V is probably not going to give you a charge. I think I found the batteries somewhere, but they are expensive. You can repair it yourself, just buy 9 18650 LI-IOn cells with tabs (you’ll pay $5-$10/each). 3 cells in series is like 11.1 or 11.2V, so it should be possible to charge on the 13.5V or so available in the police cars these were intended for. But yeah, 12V is probably not going to give you a charge.

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by Bill http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-110 Bill Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:27:31 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-110 I believe that originally they were designed to run on 17V or so but would run on 12V, although they would not charge the batteries at that voltage. I use an old 18V laptop charger 3.3A and it works fine, so anything between those voltages will work, provided it puts out enough current. Power = Voltage X Current so 1300 mA MAY be enough at 18V. I also made up a cigarette lighter plug to run it in my car. I believe that originally they were designed to run on 17V or so but would run on 12V, although they would not charge the batteries at that voltage. I use an old 18V laptop charger 3.3A and it works fine, so anything between those voltages will work, provided it puts out enough current. Power = Voltage X Current so 1300 mA MAY be enough at 18V. I also made up a cigarette lighter plug to run it in my car.

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by chuck http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-109 chuck Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:52:03 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-109 I believe I used a 2amp adapter in order to get the tablet to boot and work properly. It may even have been a 2.5amp. I know 1amp failed rather quickly when I used it, so I believe your running into the same problem. I believe I used a 2amp adapter in order to get the tablet to boot and work properly. It may even have been a 2.5amp. I know 1amp failed rather quickly when I used it, so I believe your running into the same problem.

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by hunternet93 http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-108 hunternet93 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:13:31 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-108 It now boots, but the universal power adapter evidently can't supply enough power to it. If I turn the backlight to about 20% brightness it will usually allow me to login and mess with stuff, but it will shut down eventually. There is the possibility of a short or something inside the tablet, but I doubt it. It now boots, but the universal power adapter evidently can’t supply enough power to it. If I turn the backlight to about 20% brightness it will usually allow me to login and mess with stuff, but it will shut down eventually. There is the possibility of a short or something inside the tablet, but I doubt it.

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by chuck http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-107 chuck Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:25:18 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-107 From the sounds of it Greg DIYed one. I still haven't found a reliable source for the batteries either, so the search continues. I really have to sum up the info in these comments in another post soon... Anyway, by the sounds of it you need to do a complete reinstall on that hard drive in order to boot the tablet from it. Usually plugging it into a desktop with just a CD-ROM attached and installing the operating system from the ground up works. From the sounds of it Greg DIYed one. I still haven’t found a reliable source for the batteries either, so the search continues. I really have to sum up the info in these comments in another post soon…

Anyway, by the sounds of it you need to do a complete reinstall on that hard drive in order to boot the tablet from it. Usually plugging it into a desktop with just a CD-ROM attached and installing the operating system from the ground up works.

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by hunternet93 http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-106 hunternet93 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:28:18 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-106 Oh yeah, does anyone know if batteries for these can be found anywhere, or could be DIYed? I don't have batteries unfortunately. Oh yeah, does anyone know if batteries for these can be found anywhere, or could be DIYed? I don’t have batteries unfortunately.

]]> Comment on Xplore GeneSys II tablet PC? by hunternet93 http://www.xtarutaru.com/2009/05/25/xplore-genesys-ii-tablet-pc/comment-page-2/#comment-105 hunternet93 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:09:17 +0000 http://www.xtarutaru.com/?p=292#comment-105 I installed ReactOS to the first partition of my HD, put the HD back in the Xplore, booted, and was greeted by the friendly interface of GRUB. I have no idea why it now works, I'm guessing the bootloader ReactOS uses made the tablet's BIOS find GRUB or something... Now I have another problem. The power supply I'm using can only supply 12V, 1300 mA. Now at a random time during boot it dies. Time to buy a better power adapter I guess. I installed ReactOS to the first partition of my HD, put the HD back in the Xplore, booted, and was greeted by the friendly interface of GRUB. I have no idea why it now works, I’m guessing the bootloader ReactOS uses made the tablet’s BIOS find GRUB or something… Now I have another problem. The power supply I’m using can only supply 12V, 1300 mA. Now at a random time during boot it dies. Time to buy a better power adapter I guess.

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