Howdy.
I've been doing some searching in the forums (and FAQ and How-To docs), trying to figure out a good way to go for a car DC adapter/charger for a C1000.
It appears that for a normal wall-wart type charger, that the EA-70 and EA-72 are recommended, and that others might kill your battery.
It also appears that one wants a regulated 5.0V power supply, with a maximum current that is 1A or greater. People seem to think that 5.3 V is pushing it (although one person reported using 5.7 V, without problems.) If I do get a charger and put my multimeter too it, and read the voltage without load, then a good range is something like 4.75V to 5.25V? I presume that one can't fully trust the rating on the power adapter.
Also, I gather that the Z doesn't offer protection against an inverted or incorrect power supply, and if you plug the wrong thing in, you can watch it go up in smoke.
Is this all correct so far?
Now, back to a car adapter. PDAir.com, on their page for the Sharp Zaurus 1000/3x00, sell a USB Car Charger and a USB Travel Charger that you plug in to an appropriate outlet and can charge most PDAs via USB. The C1000 does not charge over USB, does it? (I thought I read something about this draining too much power and damaging USB Ports.)
I've also seen PSP power supplies referred to, usually with the disclaimer to make sure it is a genuine sony product and not something "made for PSP." Is this a really big concern? Surely it would fry PSPs if it is bad for the Zaurus, wouldn't it?
Lastly, I thought I read that some other PDAs have chargers that are compatable with the Z. If so, which ones?
Thank you,
Armagon
Edit: PS. I also read about using a DC Inverter. Is that a good general purpose solution?
