joe:
I want to charge my Kindle
a friend purchased a Kindle back in november. his is one that is the 'grayscale' screen with the wifi. he gets at least two weeks before needing a charge. i'll ask him if he has a 12v charger.
I've been told that marine radios suck up a lot more juice
yes, because the 'in dash' marine radios are designed for the powerboat set ... IMO specifically the ski-boat group that want it loud and LOUDER! because of the unit 'watt' ability they 'suck the juice'. for 'CD' music i use a iPod with a 'dock' that can use it's own batteries (bunch of AAs) or through the boat's 12V. it just so happens the 12v cord for my handheld VHF works great. when i have the 'dock' on 12V it will charge the iPod. if i wish to listen to radio i use the iPod with head phone ... in that setup it will work as a radio (the headphone cord is the antenna). if you want specifics on my setup (ie, brand & model) let me know. :: Dave Scobie :: Sage Marine --- On Tue, 1/3/12, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote:
I want to charge my Kindle Fire. Everything else I have has a 12v adapter, i.e., cell phone, GPS, handheld VHS, etc. I have a 400W inverter but like you said I don't want to waste my battery. Also, has anyone found a reasonably priced 12v FM/CD radio. I've been told that marine radios suck up a lot more juice than a compact FM/CD unit. Any truth to this??? Joe SeaFrog ----- Original Message ----- From: W David Scobie Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 12:22 PM
joe:
what are you powering?
my netbook needs 9V. i didn't want to waste my battery to go up to 120V and then back to nine (it is easy to find these 'inverters'). i did some looking and found a converter that will go direct from 12V to 9V (purchased through amazon.com). the converter has a plug that fits the netbook's power plug.
:: Dave Scobie :: Sage Marine
--- On Tue, 1/3/12, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > Has anyone used chargers that connect > a usb to a 12v source? Are they safe? > Joe > SeaFrog >