[ale] [OT]: one for the EE's...

[Robert L. Harris]

  To stave off the fear of the dark I got two of those little push
lights for my kids.  Blue with stars, moon and a space shuttle, they're
pretty cool.  The only problem is the suckers will eat 4 AA batteries in
a single night if left on.  When the kids wake up in the middle of the
night and turn it back on, simply turning it off doesn't help.

  Last night durring the thunderstorm I cut the end off a 5vold, 1amp
power supply and soldered it to the battery leads.  It ran great for
atleast 3 hours before I went to sleep (GFCI outlet) but was quite dead
when we got up this morning.

  I had used the 5volt as I figured I needed 6 volts (4xAA) and that was
the closest, the next being 9.5volt.  As per the amperage I hoped it was
within tollerances, but it was $4 for a new light if I was wrong (oh
well).

  Any suggestions on the Volt/Amperage power adapter I should look for
when I go to wally world to replace this push light and get a proper
power supply?  Ideally I'd rather not pay $4 for a light, $20 for a
power supply (multi-voltage) that'll burn out overnight again.

  The lights are actually pretty cool...

Robert


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