laptop charging

Depends on your lappie. Most will have a car kit which you can use. There are also some generic ones on FleaBay etc. You just have to watch that the non-genuine ones can deliver enough current for your application. I have an ASUS Eee PC which expects 12v, so I just use a direct cig lighter connection to my second battery to charge it. Works a treat.

Can you send me the plug size and a photo if possible and I will see if one of our new tips on the 90W charger will fit.


Regards

Derek from ABR

The Sine Wave thing is only if you are planning to use 240 volt. The question with that is why... You are far better to *convert* 12 to 17-19 volt or what ever your lap top needs. This is also safer that inverting 12 to 240, well it is if your on the move but there is less waste in converting rather than inverting. You can get good converters form places like DickSmith etc. Just make sure you look at the bottom of your PC and what ever you buy can deliver the power voltage and amps at 12 volts.

michael,
I use a 300 watt Pure Sine Wave inverter

Gwwgle "inverters" and read the difference between Pure sine wave and those that are NOT pure sine wave
(that way I can't be held responsible for the results :-)

If I thought a cheaper non-pure sine wave was as good I would have saved money and bought one, but obviously I don't, so I didn't.

They can power any *realistic* 240v appliance you have with you.

Maîneÿ . . .

I found that when using a cheap modified sine wave inverter, I am able to power my ASUS laptop, but not my IBM Lenovo. (Using the 240V power supplies for both computers.)

I have no idea of the technical reasons, but it seems that some computers are more 'sensitive' to the power input.

I have used Modified Sine Wave inverters and had problems. I knew I was doing the wrong thing when I bought it. Have just purchased a Projecta Pure Sine Wave 150w inverter, plugs straight in, and works a treat.
They are more expensive, but ya pay peanuts, ya get peanuts. The power delivered is clean power, NOT a hybrid power.
Incidentally, a plug for the guys who sold it to me. I was in Mt Isa, shopped around knowing that I wouldn't get one in town, but was helped heaps by the girl at Dick Smith (who only had Modified inverters the same as the one that died on me, but rang around other companies in town), and the guys at Auto Pro, who researched it, rang me back 3 times, ordered it, and had it for me as promised at 1pm the next day.

cheers