Date:         Mon, 1 Aug 2011 08:05:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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Mrs Squirrel and I have three laptops between us. One little Acer
"netbook," a no-name laptop, and an older Dell. None draw more than 2.5
amperes from the battery, whether using a fleabay 12V DC power supply or
when using their AC adapters plugged into the inverter, regardless of
whether their batteries are depleted or fully-charged.

The little netbook is the least power-hungry of them, which is reflected
in its six-hour battery life and lack of impressive specs.

--
RJS

On 08/01/2011 06:40 AM, David Beierl wrote:
> At 03:25 AM 8/1/2011, Daniel Rotblatt wrote:
>> You're right, computers can take 60-100 watts charging
>> power. That's about .6-1 amp/computer - not a heck of a lot. Even
>> so, I never expected to have to run the
>
> Which is about six to ten amps per computer coming from the battery...
>
> Yours,
> David