rock@saturn.ucsc.edu (Rock Pfotenhauer) (06/25/91)
I'd like to be able to use my car as a power supply for my Everex Tempo LX notebook. Everex doesn't make an adapter for this purpose. I understand there are converters which will produce 110 volts from which I could run the power supply/charger, but the tech support person I talked to said there could be problems with this method. I'd be grateful for any recommendations. Rock Pfotenhauer
DLJ0@NS.CC.LEHIGH.EDU (David L. Johnson) (06/27/91)
Any information you get on this problem, I'd love to know about. I have an Epson LT, and no one seems to have to car battery converter any more. I'm afraid to get a "universal" converter from Radio Shack, even if it promises to deliver the right flavor of power. My AC converter says it gives out DC15V, 2A, 30W, with the outer contact negative on the plug. I leave in a week and a half on a cross-country trip; the only way I can keep sane with two kids in the car is to be able to get some work done. The 5-7 hour battery life that Epson claims is as optimistic as usual - I can squeeze past 2 hours only on low-light settings. David L. Johnson ID: dlj0@lehigh.bitnet or Christmas-Saucon Hall #14, rm 211 dlj0@ns.cc.lehigh.edu Department of Mathematics Lehigh University Telephone: 215-758-3759 (office) Bethlehem, PA 18015 215-828-3708 (home)