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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 05:18 AM
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Default Jensen 300W Power Inverter... Anyone use power inverters?

Cheap one today on woot...

http://www.woot.com/

How is it? $25, not bad for charging a laptop, especially for those with a mounted laptop.

I'm worried about damaging the battery with these inverters, of course I'd turn off the inverted if the engine is running but... Would these be worth using?
Old Sep 25, 2006 | 05:29 AM
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hell yeah, i use mine all the time when i run home to port st lucie. it's an 1:45 drive, and my laptop battery blows, so it can't last that long. with the inverter, i just plug the charger in and i have full battery the entire time
Old Sep 25, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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Awesome, looks like I'm in on this buy.

FWIW, Jensen is another name for Audiovox.
Old Sep 25, 2006 | 05:33 AM
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where are you going to mount it? I had mine under teh dash for a little while, and it was too heavy for that panel and it would always fall down. Now it's mounted under my passenger seat
Old Sep 25, 2006 | 05:36 AM
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I don't think I'm mounting it, I'd just use the inverter sparingly probably. I don't think I actually need it. Its just... so cheap...

Better than buying travel chargers for cell phones, mp3s, laptops etc...
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Good find! Thanks for posting this one up. I had been meaning to get one for my camping and snowboarding trips!
Old Sep 25, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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wait, you can't run an inverter while the engine is running?
Old Sep 25, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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yes, you can run the inverter while the engine is running. I used one all the time when I had my PS2 in my truck.
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 09:26 PM
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i used mine on the way to bounty hunters in new york from nc so that my 10 yo could play playstation. no problems
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