Especially as many vehicles have the inverter built in by the manufacturer.
Tim Tapio wrote:
> Ben,
>
> You will find many military power supplies that do the inverse, convert DC
> to AC back to DC...my 50 KVA UPS units at work convert AC to DC to AC
>
> If your engine is already running and
> >> ... I know for a fact that Dell, HP, and Acer all make car
> chargers ...
>
> Sorry - semantics coming into play. It's a little different "charging"
> versus "operating" ...
Only if the "car charger" supplies less power than the normal AC power
supply. Otherwise, if the "car charger" suppli
30, 2009 9:10:15 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Mobile Computer / Radio Installations
>> ... I know for a fact that Dell, HP, and Acer all make car
chargers ...
Sorry - semantics coming into play. It's a little different "charging"
versus "oper
>> ... I know for a fact that Dell, HP, and Acer all make car
chargers ...
Sorry - semantics coming into play. It's a little different "charging"
versus "operating" ...
Clint Bradford
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I did some research into this many moons ago and compiled a good amount of
i
I did some research into this many moons ago and compiled a good amount
of information.
Clint Bradford wrote:
> Personally, I would never run my laptop off a vehicle's charging
> system while the vehicle is running. You won't find many reputable
> laptop manufacturers recommending this.
I kn
This is definitely one of the areas I need to investigate further in light of
multiple requests to expand my original post and submit it to the Journal for
possible publication.
There are a couple of other areas I need to do more work on, too.
-- Original message from Clint Bradford
