You can charge your camera from one of those muti-voltage devices that plug into your cigarette lighter. Why convert from 12v DC to 120 V AC only to convert again to (?) v DC again? Where (?) = your camera input charge voltage. -Larry The cigarette lighter ought to be useful for something. :-) PSavage wrote: > Scott, > I just ordered my first digital camera. I'm a serious amateur with a lot of > good, old, heavy SLR gear that I use for most things, but I wanted something > for internet sharing. I am trying to decided myself what to do about the > camera/van power situation. > I bought an 8 watt solar panel (about 12x19" ) that I use traveling to > trickle charge my primary battery & recharge my aux battery, & power my batt > recharger. I like the solar panel, & the aux battery, etc. I just don't > know yet whether I can adapt my camera's battery pack to charge off my > auxiliary Van batt or whether I will need an inverter also. > The guy to ask is List member Ron Bloomquist. He just showed me a > small inverter he has in his '84 that he uses to plug his coffe grinder > into! He said it was a good one & cost $50. > He's out of town for a few days, but will be back. I intend to ask him, you > could too. He seems to have a line on them & has already worked out some of > the logistics. > Phaedra > '85 Westy-Wolf > "Hester" |
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