David Beierl wrote:
>  The small
> inverter with no fan is silent and only draws 75 ma or so when idle
> but can charge a laptop and suchlike while running the light.
>
Folks using notebook computers and working on tight energy budgets could
save a few more mA if they get an inexpensive DC adapter for the laptop.
One DC -> DC adapter is more efficient - as shown by lower operating
temperatures of the bits - than the more circuitous DC -> AC -> DC
route. Eliminate the middleman, I say!

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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