[Arm-netbook] battery and keyboard

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68


On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Muhammed Adel Afzal <adel at ncf.ca> wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Luke.  My friend had an Acer laptop and I thought that the keyboard in that was great.
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> Will you sell replacement batteries or tell us where to order a replacement?

 yeahhh. these are e-bike batteries, i'll have to stock up on them,
the company that makes them is a wholesaler.  you also have to be
*real* careful, they can deliver an *enormous* amount of current - the
tabs are metal 1in wide and 0.5mm thick coming out of the battery.


> I suppose that if I did not want to run the battery down while I am working I could use the USB + HDMI Cable Set for Standalone, with a keyboard and mouse, and my cell phone charger to power the EOMA68 computer card, right?

 yeahyeah, no that's the whole idea.  you'll also need a USB hub (or
one of those logitech wireless keyboard + mouse combo usb dongles) i'm
using a logitech K400r you can look that up

 or if you get the right adapter you can use one of those external
battery packs to charge up / operate off of: find a 12v one and you'll
be fine.

> Would it be possible to adjust the wiring or add a switch to disconnect the battery?  Could any electrician do it or would you consider making instructions?  Or would it be safer to leave it stock?

  it should be doable by a competent electrician.  the casework
designs are available so 3D printing a version with room for a switch
is an easy enough task.

l.