On 21/11/02 17:11, "Brian Langdeau" <brianl_at_sfu.ca> wrote:
> A word of warning for all who wish to use the lowend inverters offered
> for under $50
> The power is "dirty" and can spike, potentially leaving your
> electronics in a pile of goo.
> True Sine Wave inverters are designed to eliminate these spikes, but,
> of course, you pay for this feature.
>
> Brian
>
> On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 11:10 AM, Donald Wilson wrote:
>
>>
>> Does anyone have suggestions for a power adapter for a Newt in a car,
>> or on a plane?
>>
>> I'm looking at taking a road trip, and I don't yet have a AA battery
>> cage for the 2100... and I wil be useing my newt as often as possible
>> for internet access and email and maps and reading and and
>> and...
>>
>> Is my best bet to buy a DC to AC inverter, and plug one of my AC
>> adapters into it? I have the regular and the 9W both.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> ~Marchie
But if you're using a genuine Newton adapter plugged in those inverters,
shouldn't you be safe?
-Laurent.
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