I tried this the first time my AC adapter died. Both the ac adapter got hot as well as the battery in the dec-talk. I think the battery charging circuit is actually in the ac adapter housing. THere is a board attached to the transformer which seemed larger than other ac filtering circuits I've seen However, I didn't investigate the board closely. Terry -------- On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:00:28 -0400you write: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >If you have trouble rebuilding the ac adapter you always could just go >buy a battery charger or ac adapter (there's a difference, use >whatever the express already has) with the same specs from radio shack >or something. They sell an adapter that has a weird 2 prong outlet >thing on the end that you can get a specific sized connecter that fits >in the express and plutg it in. >On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 08:38:03AM -0500, >Terry Klarich wrote: >> I suspect the problem is with your AC power adapter. And, would further gue >ss >> that the cord is broken just as it comes out of the the AC power adapter hou >sing. >> This has happened to both DEC-TALK Express units I use. I went to radio sha >ck >> and purchased a small project box and a ac power cord. I took the guts fro >m >> the ac power adapter attached the new ac cord to the input side of the >> transformer. Then, I reattached the 12v output cord past the break. The ho >le >> Mess was then placed in the project box. >> >> Too bad DEC didn't use more flexable wire. >> >> Terry >> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:45:35 -0400you write: >> >Hi folks, >> >My dectalk express suddenly stopped working. When I turn it on it gives th >e >> >message that battery is low, and then it starts making weird noise and stop >s >> >talking. It gives this message even when it is connected to external power >. >> >In the past, the message i got was "dectalk express is ready, external powe >r >> >on." Could this mean that the battery needs to be replaced, or is it that >> >the power adapter is no longer working? Does dectalk express work on >> >external power alone, without battery? If the battery is to be replaced, >> >can I get it replaced in a regular store, or it can only be replaced by >> >dectalk? >> >I would appreciate any help. >> >Cheers, >> >Cris >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >- -- >Linux! Guerrilla UNIX Development Venimus, Vidimus, Dolavimus. > -- Mark A. Horton KA4YBR, mah at ka4ybr.com >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > >iD8DBQFA9pwM9XVrM3ri110RAqyuAJ4lp5zhM45H0NoA4tOBGZPSVWSyAgCePF+m >xwYlO9MEf1yRJxm/jwqfBtA= >=OXjy >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
