Hi Bryan,
I used a common USB-A socket. Such a connector has 4 pins. Pin #4 is
ground and pin #1 is the 5V bus power supply. Here are two additional
close-up pictures:
http://www.avisoft.com/scratch/MTPower_front.jpg
http://www.avisoft.com/scratch/MTPower_back.jpg
Alternatively, you could simply cut a common USB cable and
connect the power leads directly to the battery holder.
Cheers,
Raimund
--- In "vallancebryan"
<> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Raimund =
>
> Think a lot of the List would like a schematic of this if possible.
> Can you indicate which pine numbers are in use at each end of the
> cable please as this seems to be the sticking point in getting an
> external power supply up and running.
>
>
> Cheers = Bryan Vallance
> Plymouth UK
>
>
>
> --- In "Raimund Specht"
> <recordingbird@> wrote:
> >
> > Eric Benjamin wrote:
> > > I haven't done it, but it shouldn't be difficult to rig up an
> > adapter to
> > > recharge the device through its USB port. If you would like for
> me
> > to work
> > > up a schematic, contact me off-list.
> >
> > I recently discovered that the MicroTrack 24/96 accepts voltages
> > between about 4.5 and 6V (the AC adapter that came with my unit
> > provides 6V). So, it would be possible to directly connect four AA
> > cells (either alkaline or NiMH) without any additional 5V voltage
> > regulator. Here is the simple battery adapter that I assembled by
> > using hot glue:
> >
> > http://www.avisoft.com/scratch/MTPower.jpg
> >
> > Regards,
> > Raimund
> >
>
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