Next message: George Geist: "Re: lv-ab: Converting Notebook to run off 12V power."
In a message dated 3/1/02 09:28:44 Pacific Standard Time,
writes:
> Does anyone have any suggestions how to get this computer to run off 12V
> without going via the inverter?. It seems rather wasteful to create 220V AC
> from 12V just to have it converted back to 12V inside the computer
A standard 12-volt battery measures at 13-plus volts when fully charged. Your
computer may have choked on the higher voltage. An electronics store should
be able to fix you up with something that will make your 12-volt battery
actually give you 12 volts.
You might also consider increasing the size of your battery bank so as to
make the inverter viable.
Mike Fordyce
M/Y Fortissimo (Chris-Craft Roamer 56)
S/Y K. 361 (C&C 40)
Vallejo, Calif.
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