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DC power supplies for consumer laptops aboard
Folks. With no inverter aboard, what's this group liking for DC laptop power supplies? Cheers
- Nick
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Re: DC power supplies for consumer laptops aboard
Yes, avoid inverters.
A car adaptor or similar is one solution.
- sparky
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Re: DC power supplies for consumer laptops aboard
I carry a multiple inexpensive car laptop adapters per laptop in case one goes down.
When I have the control on a given boat - I run a dedicated 12v line from the battery or power bus for the laptops on it's own fuses.
- TomH
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Re: DC power supplies for consumer laptops aboard
I've permanently wired in a dc-dc converter delivering a suitable voltage. It works well.
- Campbell_Field
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Re: DC power supplies for consumer laptops aboard
If you can, use an OEM dc power supply, as some generic ones just power the laptop, not actually charge the battery.
Else use a quality unit like those from Lind.
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