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Date:         Mon, 10 Mar 2003 20:14:53 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 500W portable computer?
Comments: To: al_knoll@PACBELL.NET
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pensioner: You're either trying to crap on our brain or start a pre-Friday posting. The power bricks for many laptops are rated at 300 watts 120v since it both charges the batteries and operates the computer at the same time. My antique laptop operates on 1 AMP, 120v. When I say antique I mean 286, 1990 era. Stan Wilder On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:09:57 -0800 pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> writes: > Lose the zero...If a portable required 500W or 35+A at 12v or 5A @ > 100v > those leetle batteries wouldn't last through the throes of booting > W98 out > the door and into the trash bin. > > Maybe 10W or ... a 3500MAH battery at 12V is only gonna give you 40W > for an > hour. Its all about Joule'ry. Most oldtimey MMX portables will run > for two > hours on 11 v and 4.2AH. Convert Joules to watt-seconds and you'll > see. > > RVC (that 90A alternator is not spec'd for continuous duty at > engine > compartment temperatures.) > > p > >


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