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

[From: Teemu Nikkilä]

On Saturday, 18. March 2006 13:47, Claudio Scordino wrote:
> > > 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...

In case you mean a simple kW/h meter, I doubt you will get any meaningful 
results with one.

> > I repeat this only because you might have missed my previous advice.
> > You DO want to use the battery, _without_ the charger.
>
> Actually I missed it...

If you missed the discussion, I suggest you check it out and possibly consult 
someone who is into electronics and measurement technology and has access to 
a reasonably well equipped lab.

I understand it is easier to do in software, though.

-Teemu

>
> Many thanks again,
>
>               Claudio