thnx clae very informative.........
j. ---------- >From: Clae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PowerBooks) >Subject: Re: pb car adapter >Date: Thu, May 30, 2002, 12:44 PM > >The 45 watt rating for the powerbook is *after* the PB adapter. > > Allow 15% for the inefficiency of the adapter, the power draw in the >110 volt stage should be 52 watts, which is still plenty below the >rating of the inverter. If you start running a printer or other 110 >V plugpack accessories at the same time, keep an eye on the total. >If the appliance itself doesn't have a watts marking, Watts = Volts x >Amps (/ efficiency of plugpack, assume 85%). And remember that most >plugpacks will draw that power when they are plugged in, even if the >appliance is not switched on. > >Still you've got plenty there for just the laptop, and probably a >printer. The easy way to watch out for overloads is to feel how warm >it's getting > >Clae. > >>------------------------------ >> >>Message-Id: <l03130313b91bc6133af4@DialupEudora> >>In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 05:06:58 -0700 >>From: Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: pb car adapter >> >>At 8:03 AM -0400 5/30/02, chamaras wrote: >> > >> >yea the inverter outputs 75 watts but on the powerpack 4 my book it doesnt >> >say how many watts it needs specifacaly so i took a chance and tried it 1 >> >day for 5 hours i had it plugged into the inverter with no ill effect... >> >> That's more than sufficient, as even the G3's only need 45 watts. >>Paul >> >> >> >>------------------------------ >-- >David Clae Gason >Secretary, Melbourne Wireless >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://wireless.org.au > >i hate anarchists. i think there should be a law against them -tahl > >-- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
