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Originally Posted by Last_of_the_PEs
If you could have built a converter to take 5 volts at .5 amps to 12 volts at 1 amp, I'd be VERY impressed.
My best source for extra adapters as been to find the tip on a cord from the adapter bin at a local thrift shop, and "marry" it to a 12 volt DC 1amp adapter from my stash. A little solder and shrink tubing and you've got an adapter with a longer cord.
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thanks for the vote of confidence last_of_the_PEs. ivanjt just got me all the parts I needed, lol. back in the old atari 800 days, i used to program and build my own set of controllers (granted only a punch of switches, cables, etc. I dont know if radioshack sells it anymore, (I think that's where i got it from), but i've etched circuit boards before. now im just too old for all that.
i want to like the PE but what kills me is all the proprietary chargers (12 volts on top of that) rather than standard usb charging. i was going to get the streak for about 280 but once i saw the docking port, i said forget about it....i did find some universal ones online at walmart and amzn so i might give those a try. they at least go up to 12v.