Re: A82: Finger power!

To: assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A82: Finger power!
From: "Thomas J. Hruska" <thruska@tir.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 22:00:08 -0500
In-Reply-To: <19980303.152347.13950.1.thecubic@juno.com>
References: <3.0.5.16.19980303001157.2e876bca@mail.tir.com>
Reply-To: assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org

At 03:23 PM 3/3/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>and boosted the output from your body to 6 volts to power 
>>your
>>calc?
>Risky.  The transformer would be too much to carry, and would slow down
>the current.

Transformer?  Who said anything about a transformer?  You can use
transistors to achieve a fairly high voltage VERY cheaply from a small
amount of current.  So, I don't see any problem here.  No clunky
transformer is needed here.

                 Thomas J. Hruska -- thruska@tir.com
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A82: Finger power?

From: "Thomas J. Hruska" <thruska@tir.com>

A82: Finger power!

From: thecubic@juno.com