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Topic: Charging laptop from inverter

Posted By: IdahoBoy
Subject: Charging laptop from inverter
Date 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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Posted By: offgrid
Date 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.

https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Anker-PowerDrive-Adapter-MacBook/dp/B071WYF9HP/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=12V+macbook+pro+usb+c+charger&qid=1559175745&s=gateway&sr=8-3 - https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Anker-PowerDrive-Adapter-MacBook/dp/B071WYF9HP/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=12V+macbook+pro+usb+c+charger&qid=1559175745&s=gateway&sr=8-3

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Posted By: IdahoBoy
Date 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.

Posted By: lostagain
Date 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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Posted By: furpod
Date 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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