[MLB-WIRELESS] cheap inverter

[Jason Tedesco]

Yes, I know this is a very old thread :)

	I'm off for a fishing trip next weekend which means around 8 hours travelling in the car! (tell me about it).  I decided I would take my laptop to watch DVDs/VCDs etc on the way.  I would like something that will give me continuous power through the car ciggi input to my lappy.

Going through the junk mail in the letter box today, Dick Smith has a Digitor Inverter 12v-240v 300w for $128.

Could also someone give me a quick run down on power laptops may use.  My particular Dell power supply down below says 
100-240V~1.5A 70W CONT.

Above that line it has in a white box
50-60Hz	20V -~
AC 100V	3.5A
120VA

I am not quite sure which one I should be looking at and comparing to the inverter specs.  I assumed I would use the first one I mentioned.  Which would mean the JayCar unit (link below in Andrws email) would be useless for my needs because it only supports 230V and 60W CONT power supply.  Am I right in saying this?

Just wondering has anyone purchased an Inverter is AUS?  If so would you mind telling me what brand/model and your thoughts about it.  Can they plug into a cig input in a car or do they have to be wired to the battery?  Any help would be appreciated.

I also found some additional links for inverters.  The first link look good to me.
http://www.portapower.com.au/12v-power-inverters.html

http://www.batteryworld.com.au/v1/ProductEnquiry/Product%20Information/Inverter.htm



-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew [mailto:foxxme at barekoala.net]
Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2002 05:18
To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] cheap inverter


$29.95US + $30US shipping = $53.84AU + $53.93AU shipping = $107.77 and still
has american plug

same thing at jaycar is $79.95AU or less if you buy more and you get an
australian plug.
http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MI5030&CATID=&keywords=inverter
&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=xxxxxxxxxx&Keyword2=xxxxxxxxxx
&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> [mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of Clae
> Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2002 2:04 AM
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] cheap inverter
>
>
> minuses:
>
> comes from America, so shipping costs involved.
> produces 110V (universal power supplies in most laptops and PCs will cope)
> uses US style 3 pin plug (but has direct connection for many laptops)
> only produces 60 watts continuous or 75 watts five minutes
>
> pluses:
> small and cheap $30 US
>
> http://www.laptoptravel.com/cgi-bin/lapt.storefront/3dc292b703583c
6e2717d02a43030648/Ext/LT_InfoCatalog/ViewProduct/XPOWER75

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