Paul Harrop
EF0
Does anyone know a good solution to power a laptop in a Helicopter? The ship's system is 24vDC and we need a good way to either have 110vAC or 12vDC out of it. Any suggestions?
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24v to 110v AC or 12v DC???
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John Erwin
EF5
Here's a source that sells inverters with 24vdc input: http://www.dcacpowerinverters.com/24_volt_power_inverters.html . You may need to check on regulations though regarding their use on aircraft.
There is aviation-grade inverters that do the same but for a lot more cash; avionics suppliers would be able to provide more info on that.
The DC to DC route might be the most elegant, however in this case I suspect you are thinking of simply plugging a common 12v inverter into the output. You may want to check into "Empower" which is the standard used on commerical aircraft for laptop power systems. There *might* be something for smaller aircraft systems that you could use; these are like other laptop replacement adapters but they accept multiple input voltage sources.
Hopefully this helps a bit.
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D. Hayes
The laptop power supplies we have for our maintenance computers for use on aircraft have a input voltage of 12-32v. It's made by a company called Amperor. Here's a link http://www.amperor.com/products.html we have the ADP-90DC model. Most modern and more powerful laptops will need more like 18v to operate.
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I would look no further than Lind a company who specializes in power for the mobile market.
http://www.lindelectronics.com/cgi-..._Adapters/x/dbx_gen_Special_DC_Adapters_mfgs/
I had a pure sine wave inverter, then I switched to a DC to DC adaptor to power my laptop in the car and I couldn't be happier. They provided power to Everest camps back in 2003, so they have an awesome reputation and make really good quality products.
http://www.lindelectronics.com/cgi-..._Adapters/x/dbx_gen_Special_DC_Adapters_mfgs/
I had a pure sine wave inverter, then I switched to a DC to DC adaptor to power my laptop in the car and I couldn't be happier. They provided power to Everest camps back in 2003, so they have an awesome reputation and make really good quality products.
Eric Friedebach
EF2
This aircraft parts vendor has some as well (the link only shows one, but type “inverter†into the website search box for a larger selection.
Good company to deal with, BTW.
Good company to deal with, BTW.
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