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bighatnohorse
Explorer II
Jul 14, 2016

DC current pull from a 150 w inverter with 14 w load?

Here's the set up: A 150 watt inverter is being used to power a small 14 watt appliance. (The inverter is a Tripp Lite and claims a 90 percent efficiency.) How much 12 volt DC current will be requ...
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road-runner
Explorer III
Jul 15, 2016

You can buy universal 12V laptop supplies which will have different laptop plug adapters and is switchable to the voltage your laptop needs..
....if your laptop doesn't require a specific charger. A Dell laptop, for example, communicates with the charger, and if it's not a Dell charger, it's not happy. It will run the laptop from the charger, but will not charge the battery.

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