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	Capt'n Corrupt	2009-02-12 , 18:55
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Originally Posted by Benson

I'd be concerned for some devices about the current levels. You're probably good for anything that charges off USB (i.e. less than 500 mA), but not laptops and such...

I was thinking about that, but made a silly assumption that the conductive capacity (is that even a term?) of the wires would be enough to handle the current of a lappy. I'm still such a new'b when it comes to matters of electronics...

I do enjoy melting solder, though... It smells like... dizzy...

I was actually considering modding my Aspire one with this purpose in mind, rather than hacking together an inevitably horrendous magsafe adaptor using strong earth magnets. Oh well.

Originally Posted by Benson

It's not a magnet, but yes, it has some risk of pulling devices around, but in many (most?) potentially harmful device yankings I've seen/done, the jerk is probably abrupt enough to pull this off. I'm not concerned about accidental disconnects, since they say it takes 2.5 pounds transverse force. (They don't say what end-force, but the jack probably disconnects first...)

Great insight Benson. I was thinking of a slow pull of the table, parallel to the position of the jack, but you're correct: I would bet this case is so rare as to be a non-issue. The majority of the forces in an accidental tugging would likely be quick and have some degree of orthognality (again, is this even a term?) to the jacks position.

The replug is eerily similar to the idea that I had of using USB sound for the NIT in the 'What would you realistically like to see in the N900' thread. The idea was an 3.5 adaptor that could 'break away' from the USB port thus providing more USB ports on the device, and protecting the jacks in one elegant way. Love those memes..

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The meek Capt'n

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