T&T: 12 volt power to the PC?

[Dan Stone]

Tom

I run my present laptop and an older one (Dell and Gateway) off 12VDC
adaptors which plug into a cigarette/accessory socket.  I'd be willing to
bet that this type adaptor is available for your laptop from the
manufacturer.

A popular alternative source which has adaptors for just about anything:

http://www.igo.com/

Good luck.

Dan Stone
M/V Slow Dance
Albin 43
St. Petersburg, FL



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 Subject: T&T: 12 volt power to the PC?

As many of you do, I navigate using a laptop powered at 110v  ac by my
boat's inverter which is then stepped down to a lower dc voltage used by the

computer.  I have wondered if there is a power converter available that
would step the boat's 12v power up to the 22v dc needed by the ....