Laptop on Kerio & Inverter

Boc,
How on earth can charging a laptop battery be "potentially dangerous to your batteries Longevity" ??

Mainey . . .

Boc,
Fortunately I don't use my "car battery" to run my Inverter, as I leave my inverter on only when charging or running 'stuff' I never get any hassles from the AGM DC batteries.
I would think anyone with an inverter would have their "house" battery system set-up to be charged as often as is required anyway.

Most if not all Inverters have a low voltage cut-off mechanism and will not drain the battery system powering it anyway.

Mainey . . .

Umm,
""Would you suggest running the laptop with or without the battery installed""

Which battery (vehicle or computer) are you meaning here ??
I'm not sure how it works with either battery missing.

Mainey . . .

Which battery do you think I mean ??
I don't think it would work real flash with the vehicle battery not installed- however, I did mean the Lappy battery...sorry to confuse you..

I placed the post because I did not know which battery you meant !

Because I did not think a computer would work with-out it's internal battery connected, the vehicle battery Voltage would be going DIRECT to where?

Hope not the Computer electronics, I think it would fry it!

Funny how my Computer works with-out the vehicle battery connected, yes I know that is not the answer you want but it's true.

Mainey . . .

Yes Mainey- a Laptop computer works just fine without the battery pack installed, when connected the the mains or external power supply. Well mine do anyway- and they're Toshiba, HP and Acer...

Back to the original query..when using the Keiro type adaptor, would it be advisable to run with the (Laptop) battery installed or not ..

I admit I did not realize a laptop could be used running straight off the Inverter with it's own internal battery removed.
Now I know I don't need the installed computer battery, when it dies I won't replace it as I rarely use it away from the inverter or 240v at home.

Mainey . . .

Signman,
I would leave the battery in place. It will get recharged at the same time as running the unit.

Once the laptop battery is fully charged it adds very little load to the power supply. With a decent 'car' battery running the laptop should present no problems whatever you do.

cheers

Hi - Mark from the Performance Shop here. We supply a 120 Watt (240 Watt peak) power inverter that connects to your cars cigarette lighter ($24.95 + postage). With your cars battery running it will recharge your laptop battery as well as allowing you to be using the laptop at the same time. Also true for mobile phones, GPS, CD's and DVD's. As you are driving your cars battery is constantly recharging.

If you do not have the car running, then the typical vehicle battery has a minimum operating time of 1 to 2 hours, depending on the current needed for the appliance in use and the size of the battery. We advise that the operator start the vehicle every hour to recharge the vehicle’s battery system. This will prevent unexpected shut downs of equipment and will ensure that there is always sufficient battery capacity to start the vehicles engine.

You may want to refer to our120 Watt 8ZED inverter page which will give you more specifications.

You'll also find a photo of the unit on this ExploreOz page.

If you have any more tech questions re this, then feel free to email me at markm@wallcann.com and I'll get back to you