Date:         Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:40:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: 13 watt helical bulb in bus
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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Is the DC power input to most laptops the same?  Is there a generic
adapter that can be expected to work?

Larry A.


Michael Elliott wrote:

> 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
>