On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 04:13:29PM -0500, dave vanhorn wrote:
> >
> >keeling over dead when the 40V spikes hit as the power windows and door
> >locks are used.
>
> Try 400V.
>
>
> >If you need to get SOME PC to work in a car, then examine PC's.  These days
> >most of them don't use much +12.
>
> PC-104 stuff is much more likely to be adaptable this way, than desktop PC.
> Older laptops might be a good way in. Most need only a relatively simple
> switching converter to accept vehicle power, and they are already designed
> to be tolerant of power loss on the main power input. Mostly, it will
> depend on what you are trying to get done.

The objective is to drive an ordinary AT motherboard, standard 3.5 in disk
and a 100 MB ZIP drive. Standard, if not dated, desktop PC equipment.

BAJ

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