Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
drain your battery?

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
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> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?


i had a 300 watt in my 87 CRX HF and 2k Daewoo Lanos and neither one had an
issue with it. i always ran it when the car was actually on... i never ran
it off the cars battery alone. if your battery is good, i dont forsee an
issue. HTH!

-agent smith

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?


i had a 300 watt in my 87 CRX HF and 2k Daewoo Lanos and neither one had an
issue with it. i always ran it when the car was actually on... i never ran
it off the cars battery alone. if your battery is good, i dont forsee an
issue. HTH!

-agent smith

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?


i had a 300 watt in my 87 CRX HF and 2k Daewoo Lanos and neither one had an
issue with it. i always ran it when the car was actually on... i never ran
it off the cars battery alone. if your battery is good, i dont forsee an
issue. HTH!

-agent smith

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?


i had a 300 watt in my 87 CRX HF and 2k Daewoo Lanos and neither one had an
issue with it. i always ran it when the car was actually on... i never ran
it off the cars battery alone. if your battery is good, i dont forsee an
issue. HTH!

-agent smith

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Well, yeah, they'll drain your battery. How much depends on how long you
use them. Use them with the engine running or, barring that, stop using
them every once in a while and run the engine to charge the battery.


"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Well, yeah, they'll drain your battery. How much depends on how long you
use them. Use them with the engine running or, barring that, stop using
them every once in a while and run the engine to charge the battery.


"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Well, yeah, they'll drain your battery. How much depends on how long you
use them. Use them with the engine running or, barring that, stop using
them every once in a while and run the engine to charge the battery.


"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Well, yeah, they'll drain your battery. How much depends on how long you
use them. Use them with the engine running or, barring that, stop using
them every once in a while and run the engine to charge the battery.


"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Some have a safety feature and will shut off prior to draining the
battery....

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
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> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Some have a safety feature and will shut off prior to draining the
battery....

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Some have a safety feature and will shut off prior to draining the
battery....

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

Some have a safety feature and will shut off prior to draining the
battery....

"Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> drain your battery?
>
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
>
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

I take it the battery drain is only a problem if you are running _without_
the car on?

"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
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> Some have a safety feature and will shut off prior to draining the
> battery....
>
> "Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
> news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> > drain your battery?
> >
> >
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Will AC/DC converters drain your battery?
 

I take it the battery drain is only a problem if you are running _without_
the car on?

"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
news:dGSSb.35504$P%1.27943301@newssvr28.news.prodi gy.com...
> Some have a safety feature and will shut off prior to draining the
> battery....
>
> "Poncho" <me@me.com> wrote in message
> news:RoRSb.4278$jH6.1872@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop/pda/ etc. Will they
> > drain your battery?
> >
> >
>
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ct%5Fid=22-148
> >
> >
> >
>
>