GF>That makes me think of another thing... would it be possible to set up
GF>a relay somewhere in a circuit between the battery, the scanner, and the
GF>scanner's power cord that would automatically switch the scanner over
GF>to battery power and run when the power goes out?  Kind of an
GF>unterruptible power supply.  Interesting thought!
Why go with a relay? Just charge up the gel cels, and put a realllyyy
low current tricke on them to keep them up; no need to run them off of
120 vac at all. In fact, removing the transformer from base scanners
tends to keep them a little cooler inside, more room for air, and less
heat generated.
Dan
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