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Has anyone heard of plans to release a springboard that acts as an additional battery pak for the Visor. I know there is a new product that will be out to provide a rechargable option to the exising AAA's but I am looking for a springboard module that will provide additonal power beyone the AAA slots.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 295

Interesting concept. Could be especially useful when the color Visor comes out.

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I am looking for a Springboard module that will provide additonal power beyone the AAA slots.

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I made mine. See the Handspring website. They have complete specifications for development of Springboards and you can get connectors and plastics from a company out west which is listed on the web site.

Contact: [email protected]

I dealt with Tracy at ATL, the plastics vendor. They will sell you small quantities (e.g., onesy-twosey) for R&D or mass-produce for you - what ever you need. I found them very reasonable to deal with.

ATL Part# Price each

Connectors:
13-0003-00 $1.82
13-0006-00 $2.41
13-0005-00 $2.

Plastics: Startup Kit ($21.48)
500752- ver 00 $4.71
500753- ver 01 $4.71
500754- ver 02 $4.71
500755- ver 03 $4.71
31-0009-00/..9-00 $1.58e

The Handspring web site will tell you what all of these parts are and has mechs for them.

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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 5

Maybe I'm missing something here. But I check SpringPort pin-out. It only allow sending power to SpringBoard Module, but not otherwise around. Unless you connect to AAA battery slot directly.
Li-Ion battery for Nokia phone fit SB Module just right. It can store a lot more juice than NiCad battery. Maybe soon, Visor will be power by miniture fuel cell (forget the link for miniture fule cell, but Motorola is doing research in that area.) That'll will keep visor running for at least a year.

James Lin

Registered: Oct 1999
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What a brilliant idea! I posed that question on one of the Palm newsgroups before the Visor got into everyone's hot little hands, and if memory serves, someone who claimed to have a fair bit of understanding of the architecture said that it just wasn't feasible. You might get lucky and find the thread on remarq or deja.