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To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
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Subject: Re: Silly question 
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> 
> OK.  Let's say I wanted to be silly and run my Libretto off of 10 D
> batteries rather than the nice LiIon battery that it came with.  does
> anybody see a problem doing this?  Basically, I'd plug them into the
> 15V power jack on the libretto.

The current draw is likely to kill them dead pretty quickly.  D 
batteries aren't what you'd describe as "wonderful".  Still, it should 
work, yes.

> P.S.  I'm doing this to have the option of getting lots of batteries
> at the airport when the normal and extended life batteries are drained
> and I don't have time to recharge them.

Go sit in the toilet for an hour & use the power point there.  8)

mike