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    Posted: 30 May 2019 at 8:03pm
Never been a fan of inverting DC to AC just to convert back to DC.. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 May 2019 at 8:47am
I ordered one today.  We'll try it out in a week.  It'll get some heavy use between my wife and granddaughter.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 May 2019 at 8:39pm
Wow that little charger sounds almost too good to be true, but I guess it is. Thanks for sharing that; it seems like the way to go.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 May 2019 at 7:25pm
If you're worried about damage to your laptop power supply get a true sine wave inverter. Even with a cheap "modified sine wave" inverter - actually a modified square wave inverter, the worst thing  that would happen is that it might tend to overheat your Macbook charger, not the Macbook itself.  Or you might consider getting something like this and skipping the inverter. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 May 2019 at 6:20pm
Howdy all, I really appreciate the quality of information on this board so it is where I come with all my questions, so here is another. Is it advisable to charge my really expensive Macbook Pro laptop from an inverter? I wired a dc outlet inside my pod and plug an inverter into it on the rare occasion that I need 110. However I'm about to leave for a three month trip to Canada and, as a photographer I will use my laptop extensively. I almost never hook up to shore power so rely on my batteries and solar panel. Thanks for the great information I know is coming!
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