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Date:         Sat, 11 Oct 2003 16:44:39 -0000
Reply-To:     kfilc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kfilc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
Comments: To: jennifer dumpert <undine@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Jennifer,

why you don't try a solar panel to recharge the battery?

KARL

----- Original Message ----- From: "jennifer dumpert" <undine@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 5:35 AM Subject: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office

> As a consultant, I do most of my work from home, or in cafes, or in my '86 > Westy, which I drive down to the beach so I smell and hear the ocean while I > work. Idyllic, for an office. > > My big problem, however, is that the battery on my laptop only runs for > about two hours. To really make my Westfalia a reasonable mobile office, I > need to be able to power the computer (24 volts, 1.875 amps) for at least > five or six hours at a time. I have considered getting a deep cycle battery > (like the ones folks use on boats) and wiring an inverter to it to plug the > computer into. I think that would work fine when I'm just leaving the house > for the day, but I would have to charge the battery frequently so I would > have to come back home every night instead of taking small road trips while > I work. I also thought about a quiet generator, but that would have to run > outside the van and those seem a bit bigger. > > Does anyone have advice/experience about this? > > Jennifer Dumpert > '86 Westy, "Baby" > > _________________________________________________________________ > Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! > http://msnmessenger-download.com


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