[ltp] Running a tp on an inverter?

[Anand Desai]

I got a cigarette lighter adapter for my thinkpad from Xtend Micro
Products.  It works very well, costs $20 and is about the same size as the
regular 120v power supply.  This would probably be more convenient than an
inverter.

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@bullwinkle.dorm.virginia.edu

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, M. Leo Cooper wrote:

> 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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