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surf twang

12-15-2007 05:22 PM

Laptops and power outlets

Has anyone used a laptop with the dash power outlets? The Owners Manual states you should not plug in anything that draws more than 20 amps. I don't know how much my laptop draws so I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this.

Thanks.

Dave92270

12-15-2007 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by surf twang

laptops won't draw more then a few amps, I wouldn't worry about that

surf twang

12-15-2007 06:54 PM

Re: Laptops and power outlets

Thanks for the info.

mikejr

12-16-2007 04:40 PM

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Just look on the power adapter of your laptop, it will tell you how many amps it draws. I use a Dell XPS M1710 and it only draws 2.5 amps on the power adapter. You should be fine.

RubHer Yellow Ducky

12-16-2007 06:18 PM

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if you have a laptop that drawers 20amps then you have one big ass computer...

Viet Nam Vette

12-17-2007 12:08 AM

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if you have a laptop that drawers 20amps then you have one big ass computer...

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Big Dad

12-17-2007 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Viet Nam Vette

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WTF? You got one of the portable prototypes still?

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Matt19

12-17-2007 11:27 PM

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i was sad to see that the h3 does not have an AC outlet, being an elite SUV, that would be a welcomed addition.

wannabeH3

12-17-2007 11:43 PM

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amps is easy to figure out. just figure out how many watts something pulls. lets say you had 20 watts being pulled. Your car is a 12 volt system, so 20w divided by 12v=1.6amps most laptops dont pull more than that. some laptop chargers are like 95 watts, and that is still only 7.9 amps

basically you are going to need an inverter to run your laptop anyways right? so just get like a 100-400w inverter and make sure is has a 15 or 20 amp fuse on it and you are good to go. fuse blows b4 doing any damage to your system. not a big deal because the power outlets are fused with a 20 amp fuse under the hood anyways. if they stop working just replace the fuse.

Ill be here all week ;)

OU812

12-17-2007 11:50 PM

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Have a look a the laptop's power supply. A lot have it written right on them.

surf twang

12-18-2007 08:57 PM

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It says 1.6A on the power supply. We had to order an adapter for the laptop to be able to plug it into the power outlet. We're hoping it arrives before we head out for Albuquerque.

wpage

12-19-2007 10:54 PM

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1.6 sounds right! That would be on the high end. You will never hit 2amps with a laptop. Unless it has a icemaker:beerchug:

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