SE/30, Installing Battery Packs, *Crazy Idea*

[uniserver]

Uh....
NiMHs are 1.2V each. Four of them = 4.8V. 16 of = 19.2V. Neither of these is 12V. For 12V, you need ten, in series.

[*] Remember, with the mITX DC board, you can remove the SE/30s original power supply for even more room.

i forgot they were only 1.2v, @1.5v 8 batteries would = 12v, i was going to wire (2) 4packs in series to make 12v, same with the other 2 packs.

so i would have (2) sets wired in parallel, however because they are 1.2v that throws my plan off.

i want to make it simple as possible,

so so i will need a total of (2) sets of 10 1.2v D Cell , Nickel metal, from harbor freight.

id like to keep the stock PSU, and like wise i would like to some how use the stock PSU to charge the batteries when its plugged in.

 

[James1095]

Make sure you look at the actual mAh rating on the cells. A lot of "D" NiMH cells are nothing more than AA or sub-C cells in a larger plastic case. Also a lot of the cheap ones have exaggerated claims.

 

[Bunsen]

dealextreme.com has good user reviews of their *huge* range of rechargable NiMHs and LiPos. Some of those users have gone to great length to test the mAh rating under realworld conditions and tell you which ones are straight-up lying, which ones are a bit iffy, and which ones are good.

 

[James1095]

DealExtreme is great. They're kind of the Amazon.com of random Chinese gadgets. It takes a while for the stuff to arrive but I've never had any problems dealing with them and the reviews are great.

 

[FlyingToaster]

I had a power outage a few years ago, got bored and took the batteries out of an old scooter to power a tv and nintendo. The junk batteries lasted 30 minutes of playing. I used an auto power inverter. With a lunchbox or something full of new batteries, it would be really enjoyable to see a se/30 booted up in the middle of a corn field.