[olpc-help] charging battery/running with power cord

[Richard A. Smith]

pgf wrote:
> 
>> Stick two sewing pins very carefully through the power cord into
>> the conductors and measure for voltage.
>> 
> 
> fyi -- the power cord for the XO laptop i've seen is round,
> presumably with concentric conductors, and not parallel like a lamp
> cord.  so this trick won't work.
> 

This is correct.  Newer test models and mass production units have a 
coaxial cord and the pin trick won't work so well.  Earlier models (< 
B3) had parallel conductors.

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Richard Smith  <richard at laptop.org>
One Laptop Per Child