Freedom Scientific offers a charger for the new Pac Mate that can use a
cigarette lighter connection. It probably can be done, using stuff designed
for DC in the house, and stuff designed to be plugged in for charging
outside with batteries since those AC plugs just convert to DC a lot of the
time anyways. On the new Pac Mates, spare batteries aren't an option as the
pack is internal.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Webb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:09 PM
Subject: traffic handling slates etc.


> SInce the subject has been discussed recently I thought I"d
> present another angle to consider.
> dUring Katrina I would have been hard pressed to charge a
> laptop, pda or other device's batteries.  THank GOd for a
> slate and stylus.
> When handling traffic using phone the sending station should
> assume that the receiving station is using pen or pencil
> writing in longhand.  HE or she should send at a speed which
> accomodates this spelling and voicing possibly unfamiliar or
> ambiguous groups as they come up.  A moderately skilled
> slate user should be able to follow along if the sending
> station is a skilled traffic handler.  Otherwise tell him or
> her to slow down.
>
> Even if you're not a regular slate user, if you're a
> braille user at all you should practice this skill
> occasionally.  AFter all, those little notetaker batteries
> have a finite lifespan without the umbilical to the outside
> world.
>
> IN fact if I ever buy a notetaker I"ll be quite interested
> in fabricating a recharger for its battery pack which can
> draw power from 12 volts dc.  A friend of mine did something
> like that for his laptop a few years ago.
>
> 73 de nf5b
>
>
>
>
> Richard WEbb,
> Electric SPider Productions,
> Eads Tennessee
>
>