I'm trying to make a 12V power pack for my CPAP machine to use at my solar powered camp. Sure I
could just buy one. On another forum I was told that others have tried and failed. That just made
me want to do it more. The power pack has a modified OneWire type communication with one interesting difference. The powered device can throw a resistor from the com line to common and an A/D reads the voltage. The pull up resistor in the power pack identifies the rated power of the pack. I'm not sure this has any function now and may just be a backwards compatibility for older units. That pull up has been calculated to be 2.7K, one of the resistor values mentioned in the patent.
My unit is a rental so I am not keen on just cutting up the the DC cable at this time. I've been looking
for a compatible plug and jack so I can tie in between the units and listen in. I've ordered this
7.4*5.0mm(pin inside,for DELL) barrel plug as it has three wires.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-4X5-0mm-DC-Jack-Charger-Adaptor-Plug-Connector-Cable-for-HP-DELL-Laptop-CHCA-/122295444982?hash=item1c796065f6:g:6vsAAOSwf-VWaC4ZI can not find the matching jack for this plug in ebay or Banggood. A male/female extension cable would be acceptable. Any ideas for a source besides tearing apart a laptop?