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Date:         Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:31:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
In-Reply-To:  <11dcddf80512011553q13af93c4n64b37a3ec4c8dcbb@mail.gmail.com>
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I'm baffled by these inverter/laptop tales. I bought a cheapie $20(or less) very small low power inverter at Walmart one day. I'm not looking at it, so I can't tell you its wattage, but I'm thinking maybe 70? It's perhaps 5 inches by 3 inches - though not rectangular. Very modest.

I use it for my laptop or occasionally my coffee grinder (yeah, I finally gave up on the very slow manual grinder) or once in a while a fan or a lamp or my radio. One thing at a time. I've never had any trouble with having enough power.

I'm baffled as to why folks need these huge inverters for laptops!

Joy

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****************************************************************:::-----Orig inal Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of Christopher Gronski :::Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 6:54 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: Inverter at Radio Shack ::: :::While I tend to agree that bigger is better, my 300 watt Radio Shack :::inverter (12Vdc 30A MAX, output 115Vac) has no problem powering my :::laptop (16V Input: 100V-240V~ 1.1A 50-60Hz, Output: 16V 2.7A). I :::recently used it on a 20 hour round trip drive to Rhode Island. ::: :::Chris ::: :::On 12/1/05, Robert Rountree <syncro87@hotmail.com> wrote: :::> I second or 3rd this... I have a 175 watt and a 300 watt inverter... :::the 300 :::> can NOT run my laptop... it will charge it (takes a good while) But it :::will :::> NOT run and charge it at the same time..... 3 mins into running the :::fans :::> kicks in ..less than 5 mins the alarm goes off and it shuts down. The :::175 :::> watt one, with no fan would run my old laptop for hours. The New one... :::will :::> NOT run my new bigger laptop .. The power brick says ... 120 watts ... :::go :::> figure?.. my .02 worth... get a min 750watt inverter... if you're doing :::> anything more than charging your cell phone or small camera batterys. :::> :::> >>Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:43:33 +0000 :::> >From: Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM> :::> >Subject: Re: Inverter at Radio Shack :::> :::> >>WalMart Sells Black & Decker 750 Watt (peak 1500) for 49.99. 300 :::Watts is :::> not enough. :::>


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