[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Re: Measuring power consumption of 770

[From: Claudio Scordino]

On Thursday 16 March 2006 00:22, Larry Battraw wrote:
> I concur; measuring the voltage and current simultaneously (And
> rapidly) is critical.  

If I can make the 770 work with only the battery charger (using a kind of 
bypass instead of the battery), I could use my multimeter for electrical 
sockets to measure the power consumption of the device...
A multimeter for the electrical socket is cheap, and does not require to play 
with resistors and the Ohm law.

As I told you, the problem is that when the battery charger is plugged in but 
the battery is not, the 770 does not work (and it makes sense, since it is a 
*battery* charger, and not a power supply for the 770).

So, my question is: any idea about how to bypass the battery, making the 770 
work with just the battery charger ?

Many thanks for your help.

Best,

          Claudio

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