Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
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Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
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#2"Military Spec MacBook Air" is my new favorite oxymoron.
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#3> My [MacBook] Air usually lasts about 4 or 5 hours with full brightness and the wifi turned on
What are you doing that depletes the battery so fast? I have a 2012 13" MacBook Air which lasts 8-9 hours. My typical use is: display set to 50% brightness, WiFi turned on, mostly using Adobe CC apps.
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#4"Military Spec MacBook Air" is my new favorite oxymoron.
Military Spec MacBook Air case. During use, it’s the external battery and power supply that are very well protected, not the computer itself. The MacBook Air is hardly a Toughbook (of course, a Toughbook is also 3 times as heavy).
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#5> My [MacBook] Air usually lasts about 4 or 5 hours with full brightness and the wifi turned on What are you doing that depletes the battery so fast? I have a 2012 13" MacBook Air which lasts 8-9 hours. My typical use is: display set to 50% brightness, WiFi turned on, mostly using Adobe CC apps.
I think those numbers are full brightness. Maybe 2012 is better, this was mid 2011.
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#6"Military Spec MacBook Air" is my new favorite oxymoron.
Military Spec MacBook Air case . During use, it’s the external battery and power supply that are very well protected, not the computer itself. The MacBook Air is hardly a Toughbook (of course, a Toughbook is also 3 times as heavy).
I had trouble seeing where it actually houses the MacBook Air? In the first photo it looks like the battery and custom power-charging cable. There does not seem to be much clearance for the lid of the Pelican case if you put the MacBook on top.
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#7Tip for soldering the milspec connectors.
Slide your heatshrink tubing over the end of the wire. Strip the insulation from the wire so that the copper will bottom out in the connector cup, with about 1/16" (1-1.5mm) left bare beyond the end of the cup.
Clean the wire with some alcohol & a cotton wipe, taking the opportunity to twist the strands back together. Tin the wire with your solder. Use a large paperclip or tweezers to prevent heat transfer that might melt the insulation. Locking forceps can work if you bend the handle so that the jaws don't crush the wire.
Once the wire cools, coat it with a thin layer of flux. Then cut a length of solder to fit into the connector cup. Insert the tinned wire next to the solder strip and heat the cup. At the exact moment when the strip of solder melts and blends with the tinned wire, rock the wire away from, and then back down against the back of the cup, and remove heat. Hold it still while it cools.
Slide the heatshrink over the connector and shrink it with a heat gun. Don't use a lighter - it chars the insulation and you'll have to start over. Most hair dryers don't get hot enough (darn safety rules!)
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#8> My [MacBook] Air usually lasts about 4 or 5 hours with full brightness and the wifi turned on What are you doing that depletes the battery so fast? I have a 2012 13" MacBook Air which lasts 8-9 hours. My typical use is: display set to 50% brightness, WiFi turned on, mostly using Adobe CC apps.
I think those numbers are full brightness. Maybe 2012 is better, this was mid 2011.
Ah yes, that does matter. My 2012 MBA has a better battery life than the 2011 MBA, and this year’s MBAs in turn have way better battery life than my MBA. It also matters a great deal whether you have the 11" or the 13" model (which has way better battery life).
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook-air/macbook-ai...
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Military Spec MacBook Air case . During use, it’s the external battery and power supply that are very well protected, not the computer itself. The MacBook Air is hardly a Toughbook (of course, a Toughbook is also 3 times as heavy).
I had trouble seeing where it actually houses the MacBook Air? In the first photo it looks like the battery and custom power-charging cable. There does not seem to be much clearance for the lid of the Pelican case if you put the MacBook on top.
there is a very slim slot above the battery and charger, that holds the closed laptop. When it's all close everything is quite well protected.
Re: Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with Long Life Battery
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Military Spec MacBook Air case . During use, it’s the external battery and power supply that are very well protected, not the computer itself. The MacBook Air is hardly a Toughbook (of course, a Toughbook is also 3 times as heavy).
I had trouble seeing where it actually houses the MacBook Air? In the first photo it looks like the battery and custom power-charging cable. There does not seem to be much clearance for the lid of the Pelican case if you put the MacBook on top.
It looks to me that the biggest cut-out is exactly the size of a 13" MBA. The computer also isn’t very deep, 0.4" on average.