Mobile Sid ?

[Nu-Audio-Science]

I just bought 4 SIDs to make a step C but i have a 8580 spare ,Now the question is could i make a mobile battery powered SID minimal controls to be sequenced by my Dell Axim PDA running Griff ,Thanx for any advice on this one ,I've never built anything before but i repair arcade machines for a livin and soldering is no prob.

Cheers

Winston

[pay_c]

:-/

First: You need at least 12 Volt. So e.g. 8 AA normal batteries  or 10 Nimh Accus.

Second: The SID *with* CS needs good current! Without backlighting the LCD there should be still more than 400 mA needed (I think... not to sure about that).

With 10 AA´s you have about 2000 mAh (Nimh Accus). So that sums it up to 5 hours running time (*about*). With 20 AA´s 10 hours and so on.

So, yes, you can make it mobile, no prob, but it won´t run to long and the batteries needed are summing up to some amount of money&weight.

Just make it both: Battery and wallplug powered.  ;)

Greetz!

[Nu-Audio-Science]

How about a 1900 mha battery pack that can be charged in the Axims craddle ? (Also very light and small)

[pay_c]

???

no idea in fact. If it delivers enough voltage (12 Volt) no prb at all!  :)