linuxcaffe; thinkpad battery life

[JAMES KNOTT]

 --- "Peter L. Peres" <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org> wrote: 


> You can't run long dc cables to laptops, the voltage
> drop is going to 
> 'kill' the idea quickly.

Unless the power supply supports remote sensing.  I've
seen a few of those.  They have an extra pair of
wires, which is used to measure voltage at the load,
eliminating an problem with voltage drop in the load
carrying wires.


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