> On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:12:50 +1000 > John Henderson <snow...@gmx.com> wrote: > > > On 03/06/10 13:31, Eraina and Richard jenkins wrote: > > > > > 2. At least two people suggested that an eeepc 701 would > > > make a great GPS using Navit. I'd love to find a howto for this > > > because I have one sitting on my desk ... and I could do a simple > > > PS to run it off the car electrics. Mine is the 4 meg model ... > > > currently running easy-peasy. > > > > I'll just sound a note of caution about running an EeePC from 12 > > volts DC. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > John > > Your email promted me to look on the back of my #701. It says, inter > alia ... +9.5V DC 2.315A 22W. Certainly NOT a good idea to just > connect it to a 12 volt battery. Power needs to be regulated , capable > of at least 2.5A ... and protected against the auto environment ... with > some kind of anti-splat circuit!!! > > Maybe your idea of an inverter plus the usual 240V power supply ids a > good one!!
Get one of these. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-12-24V-Car-Charger-Adapter-ASUS-Eee-PC-700-701-/120568116358?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Laptop_Accessories&hash=item1c126b7486 I've been using one on my eeePC 900 for about 12months without a problem, in fact I bought two so that I've got one in each vehicle and don't have to look for it when I change cars. Much better than having 240V floating around in the car. If your using some other laptop then there are generic vehicle adapters for most available from jaycar, etc -- Cheers Ross _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
