Re: [TP 600 series] Power supply questions

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From: Jonathan Berry (jberry_at_islandnet.com)
Date: Tue Aug 27 2002 - 14:16:28 EDT


In article <000701c24dce$4d765e80$650010ac_at_edward>,
"Edward Mendelson" <edward.mendelson_at_verizon.net> wrote:
>I've just come back from two weeks' vacation with my newly-bought 600X, and
>am delighted with it. Two quick questions about power supplies:
>
>2. Is there an IBM part number for a power supply with a two-prong USA-style
>plug? One of the places I visited didn't have three-prong outlets easily
>available,

Mexico?

>but the battery held out long enough for me to check e-mail. But
>it would have been nice to be able to power up.

I removed the ground prong with a hacksaw. Others on this list
said that you really don't need it. Another solution is a
3-prong to 2-prong converter which is commonly available in
those countries for about a buck.

-- 
cheers
Jonathan Berry
http://www.islandnet.com/~jberry/      to know more than you want


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