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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« on: January 28, 2006, 09:03:43 pm »
My old zaurus ac adapter seems to be the same as my new c3100's ac adapter accept that the old one is 2 amps and the new one is 1 amp.  Is it still alright if I use the old one with my new zaurus?
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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2006, 09:09:10 pm »
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My old zaurus ac adapter seems to be the same as my new c3100's ac adapter accept that the old one is 2 amps and the new one is 1 amp.  Is it still alright if I use the old one with my new zaurus?
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really? my C3000 has a 1A ac adaptor, but my C3100 has a 2A ac adaptor. both adaptors are the original sharp adaptor as sold in japan.

so far I've always used the C3000 with a 1A adaptor whereas I have used the C3100 interchangably with either the 1A or 2A adaptor without any problems.
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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2006, 02:37:11 am »
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really? my C3000 has a 1A ac adaptor, but my C3100 has a 2A ac adaptor. both adaptors are the original sharp adaptor as sold in japan.


hmm, strange.  They must have changed the adapter in the recent c3100.  You answered my question though, thanks!
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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2006, 04:38:04 am »
xamindar,

the "old one" should be labelled as "EA-70".
This is the one and only recommended adapter for
US / Europe.
EA-72 and EA-75 are Japan only.
Simply search for "EA-70" and you should get a
lot of hits here.

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« Last Edit: January 30, 2006, 04:54:56 pm by TRIsoft »

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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2006, 08:55:15 pm »
Thanks for the info TRIsoft.

The old one that came with my 5600 is an "EA-70" and the new one that came with the 3100 is an "EA-75".

The EA-75 adapter will work in any country so it isn't Japan only which is something I was worrying about when I found the Zaurus in Japan.  Apparently the c3000 has a Japan only adapter.
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« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2006, 10:50:16 pm »
xamindar,
  We provide all Zaurus units here and in Europe with the Ea-70s not the Ea-75 we remove those when they arrive. The ea-70s was the adapter used in the U.S when the Z line was here therefore it is approved for use here (FCC).
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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2006, 12:03:46 am »
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xamindar,
  We provide all Zaurus units here and in Europe with the Ea-70s not the Ea-75 we remove those when they arrive. The ea-70s was the adapter used in the U.S when the Z line was here therefore it is approved for use here (FCC).
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Ok I understand.  In order to sell them to the US they need to be FCC approved adapters.  So that explains why some people have different adapters with the same zaurus models.
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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2006, 04:45:57 pm »
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xamindar,
  We provide all Zaurus units here and in Europe with the Ea-70s not the Ea-75 we remove those when they arrive. The ea-70s was the adapter used in the U.S when the Z line was here therefore it is approved for use here (FCC).
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In that case, if I order a C1000 from Streamline, can I order it without the ea-70 adapter, since I've already got a couple of them from previous zaurii?  If so, what would be the cost savings?

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Old Zaurus Ac With New 3100?
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2006, 05:58:46 pm »
We can discuss that in e-mail the reason we ship it with the ea-70 is for the FCC as well as warranty claims if the ea-70 is used we will not have power issues on the Z ( 0 to this date). If you dont use the EA-70 or and approved adapter(Streamline approved) on our units it will void your warranty through Streamline.
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