Toshiba 12 volt power

They vary from 3 amps (older ones) to 5 amps. Older ones are 15 Volts, newer ones 19. The easiest way is to buy a cheap 150W inverter and connect the AC power supply through that to your 12V system.
Cheers

Depending on the model, the power packs are rated at anything between 1.5 amps and 4 amps, I'd expect the actual draw to be about 2 amps, so work on about 25 watts average. Check the details on the power pack - that will be a handy guide.

Hi

May pay to talk to your local service agent for Toshiba,
FYI I noticed REPCO had a 120volt Laptop power adapter from projecta in their latest cattledog for 40 bucks (says it suits most popular laptop brands)

HTH
Cheers

Hi there,
I run a Toshiba laptop and use Targus converter. I find there products to be excellent including USB adapters, remote optical mouse. Visit there web site. Very helpful people to deal with.
Regards

Have a look on the bottom of the laptop and there should be detail on the label telling you the amp draw and the voltage.

You can run an inverter and they are great for running other appliances e.g. battery chargers, laptops, whatever. However if you are running a laptop for gps/mapping then sometimes the plug connection to the inverter can come loose. Next thing you know you're running on battery power and the first indication is when the laptop goes into power save mode. Inverters are also not terribly efficient in this set up.

If you just want to run the laptop then you are possibly better off getting a dedicated 12V adapter. Targus are well recognised but can be expensive ($100.00+) and tend to be specific to certain laptop models. You can get cheaper units from some Internet tech stores that have variable voltage settings, I think I paid around $60.00 for mine. Maybe try www.techbuy.com.au.

I still carry an inverter for other stuff keep the 12V adapter for the lappy.

Hope this helps

Yes just look on the bottom of the laptop or the power adapter and it will state the correct voltage and current requirements.

Thanks all.

You don't really need a power pack , you can connect it straight to 12V if you make up a cable. Parts from Jaycar. Need good cable of 1.2mm sq or better copper
area as you cannot have much volts drop else Laptop will slowly discharge
when engine off as have 12.5v When engine running no issue as have 14v

While a direct convertor is ok , they can generate interference into HF radios nearby.

Robin Miller

I noticed a few Printers are now using 32 volt plugpacks - maybe this is so they won't be used off non-standrard power supplies which blow up the device - and are then claimed on warranty ?????.

Mike