Do you need an inverter to get AC to charge Lap top?Any solid state parts in these Generators.>Asking due to a need in case of AN EMP Attack. .
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You can charge a laptop by charging an external battery and and using that to charge the laptop. See the video and under support the advanced guide on our web site k dash tor dot com. Yes there are solid state parts and coils/magnets. both are small and can be put under a small farady cage for emp protection.
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The pedal generator would not charge my lap top, but it and the handheld generator would charge my phone. I don't know if there are solid state parts in them, the K-tor company would be able to tell you I would think.
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The inverter is probably unnecessary. If the base unit works off of a "wall wart" then you can substitute a 12 DC universal power adapter (cheap - like $15) that is both cheaper and much more efficient than a 12v DC to 110 AC inverter.CyberPower CPUDC1U2000 3-12V 2000mAh DC Universal Power Adapter with 2.1A USB Charging Port
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You have to have AC to power it. The smaller, "min" versions of the g-tech drives are able to be bus powered. Strangely, on the amazon pages per the technical details, in the "Special Features" section, it says "usb powered". However, upon looking at the g-tech web site and other resources, this likely just refers to it having usb ports...more of a marketing term than a technical term. I reviewed the technical manual, product guide and datasheet on the site for the product with no mention of being able to use the USB to power it. I will try with mine at home but I have had mine for a little over 6 months and had it AC powered the whole time. I would not expect a workhorse like that to be able to be bus powered.
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I think you will need to get draw of laptops you plan to use at once, then calculate to output of inverter.
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if you have problems at the start, i am sure amazon will back you. i used my inverter for 3 days straight with no problems and am saving it for emergencys now, you should call power bright (company) talk to them and feel them out. for the money it is a great buy, but do not overload it drawing too much power. it has a fan built in, if it is running warm, ok, but if it is hot, let cool and try reducing load so it does not get hot. if it is running hot it will burn out in time. electronics can run cool or warm, if hot somethings wrong.
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Hi, I have this computer connected to 110 v grid. However computers as this one can work in any grid from 220 to 110 v. The AC to DC transformer can handled both. I hope this helps. Regards
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I had an old 1700 watt generator during sandy. It powered my fridge and a bunch of other small things. The 3000 watt inverter isn't overkill tho. It won't draw more power than it needs. Battery needs to be good and charged as much as needed. Car alternator at least. Cables need to be thick for 3000 watts.
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Michelle your would have to look at the watts on the AC unit. ? And I could give u better answer This inverter is really a great unit but keep in mind battery. I tested it out and run a portable ac for 5 minutes on 1 fully charge battery. It worked great. My battery bank at the moment has 4 batterys links to solar panels AC unit would upto 30 minutes on what I have. Hope that helps you Inverter great. But you need a lot of batteries to run power drain units like AC Units
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I use one of these myself, and yes every PSU has to be plugged in to an ac outlet.
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No - it has a 12VDC digarette lighter output...you could get an inverter (about $20) to plug into that and power your laptop, though.
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Mine kept burning up the rectifier . I went through 3 rectifiers before I decided to take it apart to look into the problem....cheap wiring .I recommend Missouri wind and solar.their staff will help you find the wind generator to meet your needs .I used mine to charge my battery bank. what I run I do it with my 2500 watt pure sine inverter.I'm totally off grid .
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I haven't used with a inverter yet.I think it can work with an inverter . The power supply from an computer is switched and the computers can wotk with an inverter.
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Derrick, I'm not sure there is a 100% accurate answer to this. I imagine there are some places where you would not need one, and others where you will. I would recommend picking up a power converter, and if you need it great if not, you have it just in case. Sorry that's probably not the answer you were looking for.
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No. It is a good inverter though. Some inexpensive inverters will use a lot of energy even if they have no load on them. This one doesn't. Very important when running something that cycles on and off like a refrigerator.
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Correct- this inverter will not charge batteries. Some will, but will be a lot more money.
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No, i never try. I always have a load on it, and if I turn things off it goes to a standby or power save mode automatically.My inverter have been running for more then 2 years now. With no problems so for.
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I'm not sure I would hook a laptop up to this inverter. Keep in mind it produces MSW which is basically a stairstep square wave as opposed to a real sine wave. I ruined a dorm fridge trying to run it on MSW. Upgraded to a Pure Sine Wave inverter and the replacement fridge is quite happy, just like running it on house current. Technically I don't know whether you will damage your laptop power supply but I would not take the chance. I would suggest you invest is a power adapter like one you could use to run the laptop off the power outlet (cig lighter socket) in a car.