[brian_oates33]

I don't know if this is where to post this or not. If not, please let me know where to post. Anyway, here's the situation. The attachment is a picture of my mobile workstation. I want to know if it would be possible to wire an outlet to a motorcycle (or car) battery, mount it at the base, and run my laptop from that outlet? Please let me know if it's possible or not. Thanks

 

[chenley]

Nope, car and motorcycle batteries are DC. The laptop needs AC to run the power supply for the laptop. You'll need to use a power inverter to get the power you need. I would go for 100 watts or more. I know that my laptop needs 90 watts to run. Not sure how long it would run without an alternator recharging the battery though.

 

[brian_oates33]

I guess that's what I needed to know. Thanks.

 

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