Nick Wilcox-Brown wrote: >Slightly off the topic Steve, but Maplin (.co.uk) do a voltage inverter for >50quid that plugs into a car cigarette lighter socket and would then allow >you to use a normal charger. Just a thought. Might be cheaper too?
Surely bang on topic -- keeping one's digital camera running. Just a word of warning -- I used to have an inverter (not Maplins) that worked fine in just such circumsnaces, but one day it completely ruined two separate battery chargers for my mobile phone. I checked the output voltage and it was well within limits, so I could only conclude that the problem was that it gives out square wave AC, being a simple device. However, Maplins do sell a more expensive inverter that produces a proper sine wave, which I bought when they were doing a special offer back in January (�75). It seems to work OK though it occasionally gives an audible whine when the laptop saves, for some reason! But so far no ruined equipment. It would be worth considering the sine-wave version just to be on the safe side. Robin Scagell www.galaxypix.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
