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Will it simply take more out of the battery?
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I run my Sky box with a 150w modified wave inverter - it was a very cheap one from Aldi / Lidl.
Unfortunately my Macbook pro doesn't like the modified supply so I have just ordered a 150 pure sine wave. I will leave the Sky box on the 'cheapo' unit and use the 'good' one for charging laptop, iPads etc.
Why not just charge from USB in the van power sockets while on the go?
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I dont know. I was presuming the ipads and etc would be mobile phones.how do you charge a MacBook Pro from a usb ?
I dont know. I was presuming the ipads and etc would be mobile phones.
You could buy a 12v sky boxCan anyone advise me on what size inverter i require to power a sky box please
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Sorry, didn't realise you were taking the one out of the house.Yes then I need another sky card and can't view programs from the planner
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You can get a sky pace box which are no longer made but they are not HD and hard to find but you can use the card out of your home Sky box in it.Yes then I need another sky card and can't view programs from the planner
Would this charge an electric bike battery, @scotjimland?I have a 200 watt Sterling Pure Sine Wave .. that would be more than adequate for your needs.. http://sterling-power.com/products/pro-power-sb-pure-sine-wave-inverters
I use mine to charge camera batteries, tooth brush, my MacBook Pro and other things that have no 12v charger option..
As said.. don't buy a cheap quasi sine wave for sensitive electronics..
I purchased mine from this vendor
http://www.sp-shop.co.uk/Sterling-P...B-charger-with-Cig-Connector-PN-SIB12200.html
Look on your chargers data label for input watts or amps.Would this charge an electric bike battery, @scotjimland?
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Look on your chargers data label for input watts or amps.
Without that info its not possible to say.
240 watts at 240volts is 1 amp
240 watts at 12 volts is 20amps.
Would this charge an electric bike battery, @scotjimland?
All it says is 36V 13.4 Ah 500Wh - presumably that's the output though? Sorry, but electricity is a complete mystery to me!
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Thanks, Jim. That is very helpful indeed. I will take your advice and buy the Sterling you recommend to charge my laptop and camera batteries.That is the capacity of the battery, expressed in watt hours .. the formula for V x A = W .. 36v x 13.4A = 482.4 watt ( more or less 500watt )
Charging the bike battery from an inverter is only practical on the move and the alternator is charging the leisure battery .. otherwise your leisure battery would soon be flat..
I have two electric bikes and looked into charging from an inverter and decided it was too expensive and more work than I wanted to do.. so decided to only use them when I have a site with EHU .. If going abroad quite a lot of aires have an EHU..
Hope that helps..