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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] PC Power Supplies
From: craig boorman (flats@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Nov 21 2000 - 10:34:38 EST
John,
I just purchased a Sony vaio laptop for my boat.
Can I run this on ac and dc? I have a inverter and
ac outlets all over but is their a dc connector I can
buy that will run it on 12volt?
Thanks
Craig
-----Original Message-----
From: John Browne <res02lfe@XXX.XXX>
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX>
Date: Monday, November 20, 2000 9:34 PM
Subject: RE: [worldcruising] PC Power Supplies
>I run a desktop in Southern Cross. I just wired the AC power cord right
into
>the boat's AC system. Sure, I have to have the inverter on to use the
>machine, but it doesn't draw much power at all. BTW the system is a Sony
>Vaio, which comes with a flat-screen display, which both uses less power
>than a CRT and (more importantly from my point of view) doesn't take up
>nearly as much space.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Jones [mailto:reboot@XXX.XXX]
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 4:43 PM
> To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
> Subject: [worldcruising] PC Power Supplies
>
>
> This is great if you want to run a laptop. I want to convert a desktop.
>This will require replacing the internal power supply and using an external
>LCD screen. Does anyone have a source for replacement internal power
>supplies?
>
> Thanks
> Roger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom O'Meara [mailto:LLL@XXX.XXX]
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 3:39 PM
> To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
> Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Any problems with OceanPC computers?
>
>
> At 11:43 AM 11/17/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >I do recall seeing somewher on the web a company that sold
> > replacement power
> >supplies for PC's that ran off 12 V - If I can find them again -
> > I'll let
> > you know - Any one else???
>
>
>
> Sam Ulbing, n4uau (amateur radio enthusiast) offers a kit for this very
> thing. Build yourself one.
>
> http://n4uautoo.home.sprynet.com/apvb-kit.htm
>
> Fair Winds,
>
> Tom
>
>
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