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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:08 pm |
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Joined: Apr 13, 2011 Posts: 703
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Location: England
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After returning to my car, I turned on the stereo then locked the doors and noticed the stereo turned off and on again. I though, Oh s**t... here we go again and *click click click* when I attempt to run the engine.
I have noticed it has occurred twice while using this 75w inverter to charge my laptop:
www.homebase.co.uk/web...3EINVERTER
could this be the reason?
my second question is, when I charge the laptop via the inverter while engine is on, smoke starts to show up seconds later but I have had no problems charging it for an hour while engine was off... I was told I can use the inverter for charging laptops anyway...
any thoughts on this please?
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:10 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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75watts will be the MAX. Whats the constant?
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:16 pm |
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does that mean peak power? I can only provide you the details from the link, that's all I know about it.
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:17 pm |
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You will have max/peak and then constant/rms
For example it might be 500 max, but only 150 rms
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:22 pm |
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That I do not know but obviously will avoid it from now on.
If the answer is I need a higher output watts inverter then it's fine.
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:25 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Well you'd have to check the RMS, and the wattage of your laptop
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:40 pm |
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Yes will get this checked out, thanks for help!
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:26 pm |
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I thought a battery could last up to 6 hours when engine is off!
I used/charged laptop 1-2 hours while engine was off... at least I know now.
Oopz!
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:28 am |
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It depends what you're running, I never charge anything when the engine is off, or run the stereo for that matter.
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:42 am |
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Hang on, it's doing it only when you charge your laptop and you see smoke?! From where?! Am I getting the wrong end of the stick here?
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:02 am |
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sillyhilly wrote: |
Hang on, it's doing it only when you charge your laptop and you see smoke?! From where?! Am I getting the wrong end of the stick here? |
I am also curious of the smokes location!
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:14 pm |
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Joined: Apr 13, 2011 Posts: 703
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Location: England
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The smoke is coming directly off the AC car cigarette adaptor of course
It overheats too much when engine is on.
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