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Old 06-09-2013, 11:30 PM
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One of the guys I was speaking to up at Astrofest said he was powering his laptop from a 12V battery using a converter from Jaycar. It was more efficient than an inverter as it just boosted the voltage up to 15V or whatever laptops require through a DC-DC transformer.

I haven't been able to find one but it might be worth looking into if the inverter drains your batteries too quick (or if you get sick of the noise).
Here you go:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MP3324
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=MP3472
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