Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:10:57 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Car adapter for L50
A friend of mine made one for me (and it works, which is a real plus) for
under $7 in parts and only a little solder time.
I picked up the cigarette lighter adapter (one that accepts fuses) and a box
of 2A fuses at Radio Shack for about $5.00 total. I picked up the 3mm
connector (for the computer side) at a Ham show in Orlando for less than
$1.00. The cable is just speaker wire that I picked up at the Ham show.
I'm happy with my little adapter. I'd take that risk again. It was fun.
Every time I see the $90 Targus adapter at CompUSA, I get a warm feeling
inside.
However, if you want to use the same adapter for multiple notebooks
(differing load requirements and different computer-side connectors) then
one of these versatile adapters might be worth the big price. For me, I
only want to use it for my L50 so I'm happy with a connector that just works
with one computer.
-e.
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To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Car adapter for L50
>Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:15:19 EDT
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Car adapter for L50
>
>In a message dated 4/11/2000 9:16:08 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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>>
>> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 08:14:22 -0600
>> From: Kevin Fason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Car adapter for L50
>>
>> Who has a car adapter for a L50. Is there a generic one I can get at
>> say radioshack?
>>
>>
>>
>I noticed that Fry's Electronics had a brand (Sorry, didn't keep the ad and
>don't remember the brand name) listed last weekend for $50.00. It is like
the
>Targus one. The power cable has tips that plug in for each brand of laptop.
>They tell the box what voltage to supply. It came with a number of tips for
>various brands, including Toshiba.
>
>If you don't live close to a Fry's, then the Targus is available from many
>sources for about $80-90. It may include the airline adapter. The one above
>did not, but had it available as an accessory.
>
>Jim Ray, Phoenix, AZ, USA
>
>
>
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