[XCSSA] Sine of the times?

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

I've got one of the $29 inverters in my car to power my phone charger
and HP tablet.  Despite being rated at 300 Watts, it cannot run my
Dell laptop with an 80W power brick.  I can plug in the brick and the
laptop will charge, but as soon as I turn on the laptop the inverter
squeals and powers down.

--anton


On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 3:10 PM, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio
<xcssa at xcssa.org> wrote:
> Sinewave inverters aren't either that hard to find or that expensive
>  online.  A friend of mine used to sell a particular manufacturer
>  under his own label.
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>  I've used a 125w unit powering various hifi components.  Just because
>  I thought it was better.
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>  The standard "300 Watt" square wave inverter (what my friend liked to
>  call "the standard $29 inverter") is crap.  You might have the next
>  step up "600 Watt Peak", but it's likely little better.  The power
>  ratings are mythical.  My friend used to have little demos to show
>  how easy it was to get those things to cut out.
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>  Charles
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>  > What do y'all recommend? What inverters do you all use out there?
>  > Do you think a bigger (700W) inverter would work?
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>  > (And for the linux tie in, the Artigo is also running dual boot
>  > Windows and Linux.  It's my Dr Jekyll and Mister Hyde box.)
>  >
>  > Any help would be appreciated, thank you.
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Anton
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