Archive for the 'Power' Category

Garmin AC Chargers

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

We’ve had a few people ask us about how to charge a Garmin unit from a wall charger (AC) as opposed to from a car charger. This can be especially convenient if you are using your Garmin on a motorcycle or bicycle, or if you just prefer not to have any power cards strewn about [...]

Hearing Aide Batteries 312, 675

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

When we were at CES last year we came into contact with some battery suppliers that offered really low prices for high-quality stuff. Thanks to this that we are able to offer Hearing Aide Batteries of two sizes.
The most popular being the Blue Batteries and the Brown Batteries which represent both the A675 and A312 [...]

A Truely Portable Universal Charger

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Opti-UPS just introduced a truly portable charger. How, would you say, can a charger be truly portable?
When it includes built-in solar panels.

This unique charger allows you charge/use many different types of electronic devices. It comes with all the accessories you would typically see in a universal ac adapter. There are plug adapters for iPods, cell [...]

Create your own universal DC Power Supply

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Just suppose that your power supplies for your laptop, scanner, printer, and pet robot have been destroyed by power supply eating grremlins. Well, here is the solution. Build yourself a new power supply that can do multiple voltages. I have included a simple diagram on how to do this below.

The other option is to stop [...]

Powering PCMCIA Cards

Friday, February 10th, 2006

If you have a PCMCIA card that requires external power, the sequence in which you plug in the different ports will make a huge difference. We sell cards that use external power. Here are the instructions to install these type of cards:
1. Plug power connections into PCMCIA card and power supply(sometimes the power supply is [...]

Cooling…the modern gaming necessity!

Friday, December 30th, 2005

“Although there were initial rumors of the power supply overheating, we can find no evidence to support this claim other than the repeated story of “holding the power supply up by a string.” It’s either the CPU or the GPU’s fault.” -firingsquad.com

Why use a Anti Static Wrist strap?

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Anti-Static Wrist straps, sometimes called electrostatic discharge wrist straps, are used to remove any static electricity from your body while you are working on a computer. Static electricty can damage computer parts quite easily. If you installing anything inside your desktop computer, then your computer is at risk to electrostatic discharge. Static electricity can [...]