impromptu battery charger

[klrbud@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/18/00 1:34:30 AM Central Daylight Time, nookie@... writes:

> So that means I'll be moving to College Park, Maryland > in > > August.

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[Chuck MacKarness]

>> Hey Listers, >> >> I just wanted to let everyone know about some good news I received last >week. >> I was offered admission to a Ph.D. program at the University of Maryland. >I >> accepted the offer, so that means I'll be moving to College Park, Maryland >in >> August. I've lived in Virginia all my life, so this is a big step for me >and >> my family. > >That's awesome Raamses. Congratulations! > >Cheers, > >Arne

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[R. Kaub]

Rootin' through my electrical scrap bin the other day I came across one of those little black cube-type chargers that you plug into the wall and then into your device. This one, from an old bag-type cell phone, has an output of 12 VDC at 600ma or 6/10ths of an amp. This is in the trickle-charger range. It's output connector is the male half of the cigarette lighter plug. If I connect a female cigarette lighter socket to the two, unused "city light" leads in the fairing and plug the above charger into this socket (I think the key would have to be on) can I charge the battery? I seem to recall that for a charger to work it had to put out at least 13VDC. I haven't actually checked the exact output of the charger. Thanks. Bob Kaub