I would go for DC to DC. With the friend be able to charge the car battery at all?
This unit claims to function with an 11-15 volt input. I am not sure how you'll determine if the unit has a tip for the lappy in question, perhaps you can find docs online. http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=LS-CR90AA-A-H-L&cat=NBB Good luck. Eric On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 04:16 -0400, WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote: > A friend is planning a field trip with an older Laptop. He wants to run > this Laptop and charge its battery from a 12V auto battery. > > As a result, he was wondering what is more efficient for this a DC to DC > Converter or a DC to AC Inverter? > > I have no idea but hope someone may have researched this and knows the > answer. > > Thanks > > Gene > -- > WestHurley ComputerReCycling > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 2 - Android Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie Aug 4 - Samba
