To elaborate the love I have for mine....along with the elimination of the
wires, the elimination of a wall wart, in a wall wart heavy world, gives me
a warm, fuzzy feeling.
Miguel

Miguel

On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote:

> At 07:54 AM 6/19/2013, Loren Busch wrote:
>
>> As for 12v charging the one I have now does not come with a 12v
>> adapter BUT it actually uses 12v DC out of the wall wart so I will
>> cut the cord and put a connector on the plug that mates with a 12v
>> plug and cord ...
>>
>
> I have a number of small devices that use 12VDC wall warts, and I've
> done the same.
>
> But remember that those devices may require more closely regulated
> 12VDC than our vans provide.
>
> When a device that comes with a cigarette lighter plug, that's a
> strong clue that it can handle 10.5-14.2VDC that it may encounter in a car.
>
> But when a device only comes with a 12VDC wall wart, it may not
> tolerate such a range.  It may work poorly.  It may even be damaged.
>
> Loren, if you and Larry report that charger works well and stays
> healthy when powered by a cigarette lighter in your vans, that saves
> the rest of us from worrying.
>
> Each new such device, somebody has to be the test pilot!
>