XRX External PSU
I have recently bought a Zaon XRX and ran into the problem of powering it up in club aircraft without a cigarette lighter socket.
I bought a L83BL Laptop Rechargable Battery from Maplin. It's £64.99 inc free delivery. It has two DC power outlets (one 19V and one 12V) and a USB power outlet (5V). It comes with a lead with loads of interchangable DC power tips (sadly none of which fit the XRX). I chopped the cable in half and put a cigarette lighter female socket on each of the bare ends.
You then plug the XRX into the 19V outlet (it runs 12V to 40V). This leaves the 12V outlet for a Garmin GPS or whatever and the USB outlet (phone / Ipod ?)
The unit itself weighs just under a 1KG and is around the same size as an A4 pad of paper. You can stick it in the side pocket or (as I have) use sticky velcro to mount it on the glareshield.
The battery seems to last in excess of 6 hours from a full charge with just the XRX running from it.
Specifications:
Battery capacity:4700mAh
Dimensions:19 x 210 x 290mm approx A4 size
High power port:19-21V (6A)
Medium power port:12V
USB power port:5V
Weight:1kg approx
Last edited by The Grim EPR; 6th Sep 2007 at 08:38.
Reason: Correction