[bookport] Re: bookport improvements
- From: Paul Henrichsen <paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:29:33 -0800
Hi. I think you are going to have to create mp3 files from the disk first
rather than just trying to transfer. If I misunderstood your message,
please clarify, but you have to start with mp3 files first.
At 12/24/2004, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I have a music audio disk which i would like to transfer to book port. I
>hit bp transfer and go up to D. drive and try to enter on the audio disk to
>pick out some songs. I cannot enter onto the disk. Any thoughts here would
>be appreciated. happy Holidays to you all.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Aman Singer" <aman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 7:09 AM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport improvements
>
>
> > Hi, Keith and all others looking for a plug-in power source for the BP.
> > I received the battery eliminator from QCAvionix. It works very well
> > indeed for the BP (I'm not going to use it too often, as it impairs the
> > portability of the BP, which is one of the best things about the unit),
> > but
> > this is inherent in plugging the BP in. The eliminator is particularly
> > useful for those times when one needs to do large USB transfers. I just
> > finished transferring 500 files, filling up around 2 gigabytes, and don't
> > know how well I could have done this, which took several hours, with
> > standard batteries.
> > I'll put forward two caveats, if I may. First, setting the voltage
> > on the eliminator is not accessible. You set the number of cells the unit
> > is
> > intended to replace by twisting a knob inset into the eliminator's box.
> > Note
> > that you're setting number of cells, not number of volts. I nearly made
> > that
> > error, as I had set the unit to three, thinking that I was setting the
> > number of volts (two AA alkaline batteries give three volts, at their
> > best).
> > I was luckily undeceived before actually plugging the eliminator into
> > anything. In any case, you have to use a screw driver or some other object
> > with a flat head to do the adjusting and, though the knob does click,
> > there's no way of knowing which position you're at. It's best to get
> > someone
> > to have a look, as there's a risk of giving the device you're powering the
> > wrong voltage. Further, I don't know if using the battery eliminator
> > causes
> > damage to the BP. I've used it twice for hours at a stretch and have found
> > nothing wrong with the machine, and it seems quite happy to go back to
> > batteries, so can only say it works here, and can't guarantee it working
> > with repeated use, or working at all.
> > Again, thanks to Keith for mentioning this product. Though I'm not
> > going to use it for the BP particularly, it will be very useful for other
> > things, and for the BP on occasion.
> > Aman
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Keith Watson
> > Sent: December 15, 2004 5:48 PM
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport improvements
> >
> > Great, glad to hear that Radio Shack has such a converter. You
> > wouldn't happen to have a part number on this would you?
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > On 05:27 PM, Aman Singer wrote:
> >> Hi, Keith.
> >> Let me thank you publicly for this idea. I have contacted the
> >> manufacturer of this device, QCAvionix
> >> http://www.qcavionix.com
> >> and have purchased the device (not for the BP, though I daresay it
> >> would work for that, but for another device I have which requires
> >> constant
> >> battery power. I've also bought, from Radio shack, a 110 V to 12 V AC to
> > DC
> >> converter with a cigarette lighter jack. Therefore, I can plug the
> >> battery
> >> eliminator into that adaptor, and that adaptor into the wall, and I
> >> should
> >> have permanent power. You might consider doing this, instead of
> >> connecting
> >> the battery straight to a transformer.
> >> Thanks again.
> >> Aman
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >> On Behalf Of Keith Watson
> >> Sent: December 13, 2004 2:50 PM
> >> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport improvements
> >>
> >> I was thinking about it this morning and wrote a note about it,
> >> and after spending a bit of time looking on the web and talking
> >> with some of the double e's around here I have found the
> >> following possible solution for powering the bookport from 110
> >> while my batteries are charging, or while I am laying in bed.
> >> This solution unmodified is also a great idea for powering the
> >> unit while on a road trip, if you can get the front seat that is.
> >> So here it is.
> >>
> >> http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/sep/2707 has a device
> >> that will run devices requireing up to 4 double a's from a
> >> cigarette lighter. Basically it's 3 straight through "shorting"
> >> batteries and one battery that is cabled to some electronics
> >> which let you step the voltage up or down between 3 and 12 volts.
> >> Alone this is nice for car travel. What my electrical buddies
> >> suggested was to purchase a 3V transformer and they would solder
> >> up the wired battery for me. Thus I now have a 3 volt battery
> >> eliminator. An off the shelf option would be much more
> >> preferable, but in the meantime it's worth a discussion topic.
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >> On 11:56 PM, Aman Singer wrote:
> >> > Hi.
> >> > I don't like the idea of any sort of proprietary battery pack, if I
> >> > may say so. I think the use of standard batteries is one of the best
> >> > features of the BP and, with chargers being relatively cheap now, I'll
> > be
> >> > glad to risk the battery contacts removing and reinserting batteries
> >> rather
> >> > than having a charging circuit in the unit if that circuit requires a
> >> > special battery. Further, I think a charging circuit, even if it were
> >> merely
> >> > connected with the outside through terminals, would increase the weight
> >> and
> >> > complexity of the unit, which I don't think is desirable for something
> >> that
> >> > we can do ourselves relatively easily.
> >> > Aman
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >> > On Behalf Of Richard Fiorello
> >> > Sent: December 12, 2004 2:47 PM
> >> > To: bookport
> >> > Subject: [bookport] bookport improvements
> >> >
> >> > HI;
> >> > I too like the concept of rechargeable batteries. Physical changes to
> > the
> >>
> >> > unit are more of a long term idea than software updates but I would
> >> > like
> >> to
> >> > recharge the batteries while they are in the machine. If a plug is to
> >> > bulky, perhaps a set of terminals for a drop in charger. Anyone have
> > any
> >> > thoughts as to affordable chargers? Many unrelated units I own come
> > with
> >> > their own battery pack and charger.
> >> > Rich
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Keith Watson
> >> kwatson@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant
> >> but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> > Keith Watson
> > kwatson@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant
> > but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace
> >
> >
> >
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