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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. One additional question: by cybermace5 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Circumnavigation is best done with a ship. Do you plan on rafting the Ducati over the oceans, or driving on the sea floor?

    Oh...and your G3 will be dead in 18 months. And if the vibration doesn't kill it, nothing will. And...just get an inverter and run 12volts to the saddlebag. You don't have to leave it plugged in all the time.

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  2. Can't say. by schoolsucks · · Score: 2, Funny

    You say that you are going on a world tour on your bike. This is Slashdot, anything mentioned here must have a website associated with it. So where is your website and photos of your bike?