David Beierl wrote: > The small > inverter with no fan is silent and only draws 75 ma or so when idle > but can charge a laptop and suchlike while running the light. > Folks using notebook computers and working on tight energy budgets could save a few more mA if they get an inexpensive DC adapter for the laptop. One DC -> DC adapter is more efficient - as shown by lower operating temperatures of the bits - than the more circuitous DC -> AC -> DC route. Eliminate the middleman, I say! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR |
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