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Apr 8, 2005

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DC AC Converter

sorry for askin such a stupid ? but i wanted to know if this converter http://www.walgreens.com/store/produ...ush&navCount=1 would be able to power a notebook safely? and how long... is it safe

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i would say to go with like a 300 or 400 watt peak inverter, that 95 watts isnt gonna work out.

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get a power invertor specifically made for laptop

reason: power invertors put out a square-ish wave and that extended peak can be damaging to sensitive computer parts

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That should be perfectly fine, and especially if he has it sent through the a/c adapter before being connected to the laptop.

I would, however, recommend getting a regular dc-dc convertor, since i'm sure your laptop takes DC, it might be better just to get a nice regulated convertor.