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

[From: Igor Stoppa]

hi,

On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 15:44 +0100, ext Claudio Scordino wrote:
> 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 ?
I repeat this only because you might have missed my previous advice.
You DO want to use the battery, _without_ the charger.

igor

> 
> Many thanks for your help.
> 
> Best,
> 
>           Claudio
> 
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Igor Stoppa, Nokia M / Tampere Finland