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Date:         Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:45:16 +0000
Reply-To:     Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: XM 1000 by Xantrex
In-Reply-To:  <1FB2AE10-07C9-47C4-BBFB-A4B1C69D5357@pottsfamily.ca>
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I'm not saying the Xantrez would cause any problems with my laptop--its
reputation is why I bought it after the cheap one I had.  But my old
inverter did ruin 2 power supplies so I am gun shy.  I will have to rethink
that if I start using my laptop more in the van.




>From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
>Reply-To: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: XM 1000 by Xantrex
>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:21:28 -0400
>
>Hi Dave,
>
>I would suggest you contact Xantrex and ask their people about it, or
>else obtain a 12V adapter for the Toshiba.
>
>I've run a mac laptop off of three different inverters including the
>Xantrex 1000, and never had a problem.
>
>
>
>Happy Trails,
>
>Greg Potts
>1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
>www.pottsfamily.ca
>www.busesofthecorn.com
>
>
>
>On 8-Jul-07, at 11:52 PM, Dave Vickery wrote:
>
>>I burned out my Toshiba power supply on a cheap 400/800 Watt inverter.
>>Toshiba sent me a new one, and it happened again.
>>
>>I have a Xantrex 1000 now but I'm afraid to use it for my laptop ,
>>mostly
>>charging batteries, or small power tools.
>>
>>
>>>From: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
>>>Reply-To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
>>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>Subject: Re: XM 1000 by Xantrex
>>>Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 21:02:42 -0500
>>>
>>>I have run a powerbook off of every kind of inverter in existence for
>>>years, cheap ones and good ones. It's all good.
>>>
>>>Jim
>>>
>>>On Jul 7, 2007, at 8:02 PM, Mark C wrote:
>>>
>>>>Could something like this power MacBook Pro's...
>>>>
>>>>It says it has a modified sine wave...
>>>>
>>
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