"The one thing that would kill this project dead quicker than any other design error would be to use a proprietary plug. Who's with me?"
Hi James . . .
Yes, this would be a deal killer. But the question remains as to what connector they ARE using. I've emailed Quanta (manufacturers of the XO) and Potenco (makers of the power supply) as well as numerous others associated with the OLPC project. It's apparent that it's an off-the-shelf barrel connector of some sort (judging by various photos) but nobody seems to know (or, for some strange reason, wants to tell anybody) what particular size connector they are using and which way they have it polarized.
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James wrote on Dec. 15, 2006 . . .
"The one thing that would kill this project dead quicker than any other design error would be to use a proprietary plug. Who's with me?"
Hi James . . .
Yes, this would be a deal killer. But the question remains as to what connector they ARE using. I've emailed Quanta (manufacturers of the XO) and Potenco (makers of the power supply) as well as numerous others associated with the OLPC project. It's apparent that it's an off-the-shelf barrel connector of some sort (judging by various photos) but nobody seems to know (or, for some strange reason, wants to tell anybody) what particular size connector they are using and which way they have it polarized.
Ben