Comments on: Ah! The smell of burning electronics. http://solarumpc.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/ Solar, Ultra-Mobile and Eco-Friendly Computing Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Samsung 7″ Tablet Available For £359. | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://solarumpc.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Samsung 7″ Tablet Available For £359. | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:52:30 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/#comment-258 [...] The Q1 Ultra is a 7” touchscreen tablet with integrated mini keypad, an excellent, bright, 1024×600 resistive touch screen, the 800Mhz Intel Stealey processor (comparable with a 1.3Ghz Atom) with the GMA950 GPU. There’s a web-cam, excellent stereo speakers, a stand, 40GB HDD and in this case, the XP Tablet Edition (Pro+Touch) operating system. Two years ago we were looking (and paying) about 1000 Euro for such a device. I bought one (why?) and even managed to upgrade to SSD and 3G making it a fantastic package. Even the battery life was good. At 5hrs with the extended battery, (7hrs quiet-state) it proved that Samsung had done an excellent engineering job. I would still be using mine today if I hadn’t blown it up in a solar charging experiment. [...] [...] The Q1 Ultra is a 7” touchscreen tablet with integrated mini keypad, an excellent, bright, 1024×600 resistive touch screen, the 800Mhz Intel Stealey processor (comparable with a 1.3Ghz Atom) with the GMA950 GPU. There’s a web-cam, excellent stereo speakers, a stand, 40GB HDD and in this case, the XP Tablet Edition (Pro+Touch) operating system. Two years ago we were looking (and paying) about 1000 Euro for such a device. I bought one (why?) and even managed to upgrade to SSD and 3G making it a fantastic package. Even the battery life was good. At 5hrs with the extended battery, (7hrs quiet-state) it proved that Samsung had done an excellent engineering job. I would still be using mine today if I hadn’t blown it up in a solar charging experiment. [...]

]]> By: techtrekker http://solarumpc.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-192 techtrekker Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:49:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/#comment-192 Sorry to hear about the demise of your MP3400.<br/><br/>If you decide to continue using the 3400 or a 3450, take a look at the Tekkeon Smart 3-pin Solar adapter (US$12). A Tekkeon technician said that it's more efficient than using the DC-in port.<br/><br/>I'll be testing the adapter with a 3450 and a 20w panel next week. Hope it works. Sorry to hear about the demise of your MP3400.

If you decide to continue using the 3400 or a 3450, take a look at the Tekkeon Smart 3-pin Solar adapter (US$12). A Tekkeon technician said that it’s more efficient than using the DC-in port.

I’ll be testing the adapter with a 3450 and a 20w panel next week. Hope it works.

]]> By: Chippy http://solarumpc.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Chippy Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:53:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/#comment-191 It had nothing to do with the solar component. <br/>I was simply charging the Q1 Ultra from the MP3400 and it overheated. Nothing else was connected at the time.<br/><br/>I'm guessing ambient temp in the boot of the car was about 35 centigrade and the MP3400 was in its case so it was simply an overheating problem.<br/><br/>The second problem is that it seems to have killed the charging circuit on the Q1 Ultra. Batteries don't appear to be charging at all (although the Q1 Ultra will run driect from mains)<br/><br/>I'll be contacting Tekkeon to see if this is a one-off issue.<br/><br/>Steve. It had nothing to do with the solar component.
I was simply charging the Q1 Ultra from the MP3400 and it overheated. Nothing else was connected at the time.

I’m guessing ambient temp in the boot of the car was about 35 centigrade and the MP3400 was in its case so it was simply an overheating problem.

The second problem is that it seems to have killed the charging circuit on the Q1 Ultra. Batteries don’t appear to be charging at all (although the Q1 Ultra will run driect from mains)

I’ll be contacting Tekkeon to see if this is a one-off issue.

Steve.

]]> By: imgeL http://solarumpc.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-190 imgeL Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:11:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/#comment-190 So the culpret was the hot day & the extra internal heat of your car? Did your current solar setup work good other wise? Or did your current solar setup contribute to the melt down? So the culpret was the hot day & the extra internal heat of your car? Did your current solar setup work good other wise? Or did your current solar setup contribute to the melt down?

]]> By: Addicted http://solarumpc.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Addicted Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:13:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/#comment-189 Hey! dude at least you got your priorities right and got the beer first.<br/><br/>You can at least console yourself in amber necter merriment :-)<br/><br/>On the other hand think how thing might have turned out if you'd been able to plug the Q1U directly in to the Sunlinq. Hey! dude at least you got your priorities right and got the beer first.

You can at least console yourself in amber necter merriment :-)

On the other hand think how thing might have turned out if you’d been able to plug the Q1U directly in to the Sunlinq.

]]> By: JKK http://solarumpc.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-188 JKK Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:05:00 +0000 http://solarcomputing.carrypad.com/2008/07/31/ah-the-smell-of-burning-electronics/#comment-188 uuuuh.. uuuuh..

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