Charging my 9262 in my car

Yesterday I was with my friend and he had an dc to ac adapter that he plugged into the cigarette lighter area to charge his ipod and cell phone on the go. Since we have subpar battery life, I was wondering if any of these would be able to work without damaging the adapter, car, or laptop. What would the minimum volt requirement for the adapter be?

 

The d901c requires a 220W power adapter, so running one through the cigarette lighter socket would not be advisable. You can however get an inverter that runs straight off the battery (means you need to run a wire to the battery) which would work, but I wouldn't run it with the engine off or you'll kill the car battery

 

Darn, ok. My power adapter says 100-240V A/C on the bottom for input. The dc to ac I was looking at puts out 110v ac so thats why I was asking if it was possible.

What is the max amount of power that should be drawn from the cigarette port? I mean, would my friends be fine since he is only doing an ipod and cell phone at the same time?

 

You'll have to check the ratings on your cigarette lighter to be sure.

 

OK, will do Shyster1. Itd be nice if I could pull this off, although I doubt it will work. Are you talking about for use with the 9262 or for the ipod and phone btw?

 

I had an inverter plugged into my cig lighter in my accord and used to run my gps, radar, and cellphone. I used it to charge/use my laptop as well. At work we always use the cig lighter in our vans to hookup an inverter and use it to power our laptops. I never had a problem so I dunno.

 

Most inverters sold are 120-160 watts. If the 9262 requires 220w then it won't quite be enough. I do not know, but it might run on battery level without draining your laptop's battery. I had a 300w inverter but in addition to the cig lighter port, you had to direct wire to the battery for anything above 150w.

 

I have a 220w power brick for my D900K.

I use a power inverter in the cigarette lighter.

I have used:
Jensen JP-30 300 Watts Power Inverter
... and the Belkin alternative as well.

Just remember to not let the car battery get drained, so keep the car running to help the battery stay charged while the notebook is being charged or used.

 

A 220 W load would draw at least 20 Amps from the cigarette lighter, so it might be a good idea to check the rating of the lighter and also of the inverter before you try to plug in your notebook.
However, if you are only going to charge the battery and not actually turn on the computer, the load would be considerably less.

 

^^ thats a good suggestion.

Only use the cigarette lighter for charges and not for use (or heavy usage)... then it should be ok.

I mainly use mine for charges, rarely ever use it while its charging in the car.

 

Actually, for anything you plug into the cigarette lighter - for the most part I think those things are pretty standardized, but better to take the time to check than to be sorry if the fuse blows or, worse yet, the adapter overheats and starts a fire in the car.

Also, I think a lot of newer cars are coming with a separate cigarette-lighter-style plug that is designed to provide juice through one of those adapters, and might be a little more robust than the actual cigarette lighter socket itself.

 

I would be very careful with active use of the 9262 through the cigarette lighter.

It will draw a lot of current, make sure you get a really good inverter. I have used smaller inverters for my older dells ( 60 watt and 100 watt supplies ) and those inverters got hot to the touch after like 30 minutes of use.

Hot as in, I didn't want to pick it up to put it away cause it would be painful.

Not sure on the amperage draw, could check though.

Worst case scenario, you blow the fuse in your car's fusebox.

My brother's Volkswagen Touareg has a 110v standard outlet in the back, so convenient haha.

 

Oh yea, I dont plan on using it when it is plugged into my car. Gophn: the Jensen JP-30 300 Watts Power Inverter just requires you to connect to a cigarette lighter right?

 

i burned like 3 of them cigarette adapter ones along with quite a few fuses, so i hard wired to one of my 3 batteries. 400+ watts one. and haven't had any more problems.

 

As long as the output of the socket is at least 220W, you`re good to go.
Small cars have a max of 120W, where the 579x wouldn`t have a problem, but for big laptops like the D90xx or my XPS, 220W/230W is required...

 

Ill check what the specifications are, but I have an expedition which is a pretty suv. But, you never know what will happen.

 

SUVs normaly have 220W outlets...but, yea, double check.
My old Opel Corsa had a max 120W inscription, written right next to it.

 

Ok, I dont have any idea what wattage my outlets are. There is nothing written on them or in the owners guide. I called ford and they have no idea what wattage it is so I am basically stuck. Would anybody happen to know what the wattage may be?

 

I think I figured it out. I have a 20amp fuse for the power points and each power point is 12 volts. So that would make it capable of 240 watts right?

 

More or less. However, just make sure that you don't have anything else plugged into any other power point that shares a common fuse with the power point into which your notebook is plugged because that might draw too much current through that 20amp fuse and blow it.