[Ham-Mac] OT: 12v adapter for Macbook

[Patricia Reiff]

There is a magsafe cable with a cigarette lighter plug on the other  
end.  Should be available from any Apple store or online.
It's called an airline adapter
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB441Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDEwMQ&mco=MTA4NDE2Mjc

On Jun 6, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Jonathan Thawley wrote:

> I work at an authorized apple repair center and the best route to go  
> is
> using an inverter. You would be better of to get a 120V AC inverter  
> and use
> your adapter on that.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Stephen Prior  
> <sjp at sjprior.fsnet.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> Apologies for the off-topic posting, but with an eye on summer  
>> holidays, I
>> would like to have a way of recharging the Macbook on the go from a  
>> car 12V
>> supply.  Ebay has quite a collection, but having wrecked a PDA some  
>> years
>> ago with a cheap supply I'm not about to repeat my mistake.  It is  
>> strange
>> that Apple does not itself sell such an item, but is there anyone  
>> here who
>> has bought a Macbook 12V charger and is happy with it?   Mine's the
>> ordinary
>> basic Macbook with the magsafe connector, about two years old.
>>
>> I don't really want to go down the route of a car 230V AC inverter,
>> although
>> I have one.  It seems daft to transform to mains voltages only to  
>> come down
>> again.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Stephen G4SJP
>>
>>
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