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Building a Laptop Trickle Charger?

Posted by Cliff on from the recharging-on-the-go dept.

chimpo13 asks: "In 18 months, I'm planning on riding around the world on a 1966 Ducati 250 single. I have some problems, but there's one that can hopefully be answered on Slashdot. I think my Powerbook G3 will take the vibration of the bike, but I'm trying to find out how to trickle charge the laptop battery on my bike. It's a 6 volt bike that will be converted to a 12 volt. Has anyone built a trickle charger for a laptop?"

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  1. Re:HUH by mugnyte · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    IS THE LAPTOP SUPPOSED TO BE ON OR JUST STORED?

    if he is keeping the laptop running and recharging ala as if we were plugged in, then this is a more complex problem. also, it seems kinda silly to me.

    if he is simply storing the laptop for the jaunt, then just pop out the batteries and put them in a simple trickle charger. 12vAC rectified to 12vDC transformed to 6vDC limited to %1 of max discharge mA.

    sheesh man, read MY post. Its not about a bike. Its about doing a SEARCH first