hairytoes
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As you may deduce from my dumb questions, I am in fact a complete Newbie!
Here's the latest offering:
When I am not connected to 240v, (which I intend to be for most of the time) do I need an inverter to run the laptop (watch the odd movie, upload pictures, connect to net if any WiFi).
Laptop is an IBM T42 Thinkpad. Input 100-240, Output 16v
If I can get 12v appliances, such as kettle - do they come with a cigarette lighter attatchment?
I doubt I'll use much leccy, I have a 80w solar panel & 115a lesuire battery, the lighting is flurescent tubes (8w, each). The water pumps are electric & I'm not sure about the water heater (hopefully on gas).
Is it just a case of going away for a few days to see what happens, or is there a method of predicting your consumption v's production of electricity?
I understand the laptop can be charged via the alternator with a maplins 20 quid charger.
Bit long winded & fragmented, apologies in advance - I'm not really all that technical, but I'm hoping to learn!
Here's the latest offering:
When I am not connected to 240v, (which I intend to be for most of the time) do I need an inverter to run the laptop (watch the odd movie, upload pictures, connect to net if any WiFi).
Laptop is an IBM T42 Thinkpad. Input 100-240, Output 16v
If I can get 12v appliances, such as kettle - do they come with a cigarette lighter attatchment?
I doubt I'll use much leccy, I have a 80w solar panel & 115a lesuire battery, the lighting is flurescent tubes (8w, each). The water pumps are electric & I'm not sure about the water heater (hopefully on gas).
Is it just a case of going away for a few days to see what happens, or is there a method of predicting your consumption v's production of electricity?
I understand the laptop can be charged via the alternator with a maplins 20 quid charger.
Bit long winded & fragmented, apologies in advance - I'm not really all that technical, but I'm hoping to learn!