My PI-266 lap top has a deal battery. I have a 300W inverter and it works just fine for it. Have powered a small B+W TV with it too. If the inverter can give out 300W then you just need to know this formula.... P = I x V Where P is power in Watts, I is current in Amps, V is Volts. Assuming that the 1.5A is for 115VAC input, it would be P = 1.5 x 115 or P = 172W, as a rule of thumb always leave 10% for the gods, so 190W inverter would be the minimum needed. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models
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-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Malcolm Stebbins Sent: April 21, 2005 4:52 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: CDN Tire Inverter questions
Beginning this Saturday CDN Tire is selling a 300W inverter for 1/2 price = CDN$24.99 (Lighter plug or direct to battery). There is also another 75W inverter for CDN$17.99 (lighter plug only). http://www.canadiantire.ca/registration/shopping_entrance.jsp Search for "inverter". I want to either run my lap top, or re-charge the lap-top battery and I can do this while the engine is running, so I will not worry about draining the Aux battery. My lap top AC to DC converter is rated: Input: 100-240V ~ 1.5A 50-60Hz 114-155VA Output: 19V --- 3.16A How big of an inverter do I need? I will only be running the lap-top. Can anyone tell me what I should be looking out for? I'm NOT very good with electricity, so KISS. Thanks. M __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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