have a customer that does this, runs the laptop and a printer in his truck with no problems. FWIW fp
At 10:00 AM 7/8/2008, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: >But that's a DC to AC to DC conversion and going to lose a lot in the >conversions. Generate quite a bit of heat too. > >Best thing would be to find a PSU that can feed off 12V DC. I did that way >back in 1998 when I put a computer in my car to play MP3s. Wasn't all that >expensive, just a bit hard to find. Not sure if the same thing exists for >laptops. > >---- >Brian > >On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Gary VanderMolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >> Unless he can regulate that DC to the exact voltage (18.5-19.5) required >> by the laptop, it would be safer to get an inverter and use that to feed >> the AC adapter that came with the laptop. >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I have a person who is off-grid and wants to run his laptop off the DC >>> power he produces. Is there a device that will let him bypass the power >>> adapter that comes with the laptop to do this and is it recommended? >>> >> >> -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Figures don't lie, but liars can figure.
