[ltp] Running a tp on an inverter?

[Alex C. Snoeren]

I've run several ThinkPads (600s and 760s) on an inverter without a problem,
but we have an industrial-grade inverter that outputs something
approximating a sinusoidal wave form, so YMMV, especially if you try it with
one of the little cigarette-adapter variety inverters.

- Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: M. Leo Cooper <thegrendel@theriver.com>
To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 4:16 PM
Subject: [ltp] Running a tp on an inverter?


> This may be somewhat off-topic, and if so, I apologize.
>
> I was wondering whether it would be advisable to run a tp, using the power
> supply, from a car's 12-volt cigarette lighter socket, using a 12v-to-120v
> inverter? The problem is that inverters generally supply square wave 120v,
> but the tp manual explicitly states that it needs sinusoidal 120v to stay
> happy.
>
> Has anyone done this, and has it worked (any damage)?
>
> Just to reassure everyone here, I do run Linux on all my machines.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Mendel
>
>
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