Power inverter reliable?

[darkelvis]

I need to run a laptop (for realtime rom editing and basemapping) and don't want to spend the $160 on a new battery for it. Is a power inverter safe enough or should I just come up with the money for the battery?

[PSiedTSi]

ive run mine with a power inverter before...

[integra_gsr98]

Will the battery hold a charge for at least a little while?

[fanaticrockford]

Maybe you could run an extension cord. Im sure everyone could borrow you a couple feet. You could probably end up with atleast a mile of cord.

But an inverter should work fine.

[darkelvis]

integra_gsr98 wrote:
Will the battery hold a charge for at least a little while?

I charged the battery over night and got a whopping 10 minutes out of it.
I'm not Mr. super tuner this is going to be an 1hr + job next week.

Next question: what size power inverter should I use?

[integra_gsr98]

Just making sure it will hold a charge if power to the inverter is cut for a split second. You should be fine w/ a 300w inverter.

[Jim]

have you tried ebay for a battery?

[treimche]

A power inverter will work perfectly fine for you. I have to use one in my POS because my POS laptop batteries don't hold a charge just like that. Just pick one up at like Walmart or something and you'll be fine.

[Guest]

i got one from walmart and it works fine for powering my ps2 and laptop