Handlobraesing
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Corvallis OR has lot power a while ago. Grant Substation is out and currently 10,000 people w/o power.. . Hopefully power will be back before my laptop battery expires.
Illum_the_nation said:they market them to be suitable for electronics such as the laptop, etc...but modified sine isnt really good for it, but a pure sine will cost almost $2/watt
handy....most of us are waiting for a power outage...save your laptops cells and hope that the outage lasts till night
Diesel_Bomber said:I disagree, most things (excepting some cordless drill chargers and electric motors) will run just fine off of modified sine. There won't be any problems at all running a laptop charger off of a mod' sine inverter.
:buddies:
http://www.renewablestore.com.au/faq/DC-to-AC-inverters.phpSome devices don't like the modified sine wave (like stereos or computers), so a true sine wave inverter is recommended.
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/batterybackup/topic3532.htmlIt is cheaper, but may present certain compromises with some loads such as computers, microwave ovens, laser printers, clocks and cordless tool chargers.
You probably won't damage your computer running it off a modified sine wave inverter, though it may or may not function correctly. Laptops, because of the laptop battery, are actually a bigger concern.
Josey said:I'm with Illum on the cheap modified sine wave inverters. I'd add that some of the new sine wave inverters are much cheaper. I picked up a Morningstar 300W pure sine wave inverter (600W surge for 15 minutes) for $250. That's less than a dollar a watt, although still more expensive than the modified sine waves. But if you can afford the quality, it's worth it.
3rd_shift said:Power outage?
For flashoholics with charged batteries, it's.. :rock:
Been there and done that myself a couple times since I joined cpf 3 years ago.
Illum_the_nation said:where was this? link?