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Posted at 6:19 PM on Friday 11/28/08 by
Ben
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MeritLine.com has the 120W Power Inverter for $15 with free shipping. Use it to power your laptop power adapter (or other devices) while on the road. [BizRate]
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    zippy2 - Posted 6:23 pm PST 11/28/08 (254 Posts)  Report Spam

    Got one a while back and it works great. Add a small surge protector and you're good to go. Smile

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    davidvoorhies - Posted 6:49 pm PST 11/28/08 (98 Posts)  Report Spam

    Definitely get a surge protector. Had some surge problems with my old inverter.

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    damndirtydba - Posted 7:43 pm PST 11/28/08 (865 Posts)  Report Spam

    I just bought a Hyundai Veracruz and it has a built in 115-volt outlet. It comes in very handy. I could never understand why automakers didn't make these standard in cars.

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    njb - Posted 8:09 pm PST 11/28/08 (2826 Posts)  Report Spam

    should be included with every netbook and notebook.

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    cstoner - Posted 9:49 pm PST 11/28/08 (18 Posts)  Report Spam

    These are great to own if you travel alot.

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    pcamature - Posted 10:45 pm PST 11/28/08 (827 Posts)  Report Spam

    $15 seems a good deal. I have one of 85W inverter from Walmart, it works great and is very handy on the run.

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    reedux - Posted 12:06 am PST 11/29/08 (212 Posts)  Report Spam

    what happens if you plug in a device that requires more then 120w?

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    mkrate - Posted 1:24 am PST 11/29/08 (89 Posts)  Report Spam

    The one I had just buzzed if I asked to much of it...

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    mcarpio - Posted 7:56 am PST 11/29/08 (3 Posts)  Report Spam

    Be careful when you used in your car. When I used a similar unit, the car fuse burnt out and had to go to fix it at the dealer. Make sure you know the limitation of the voltage of the cigarette lighter.

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    aiiee - Posted 8:17 am PST 11/29/08 (520 Posts)  Report Spam

    Most of these have a built in fuse to handle power surges, etc. Why would you need a surge protector?

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    ispeakathetrutha - Posted 11:47 am PST 11/29/08 (23 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have one of these. It is not 120W. It is not close to 120W. It just barely had enough output to heat a 40W soldering iron.

    It is an honest 30W.

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    richiek - Posted 12:40 pm PST 11/29/08 (180 Posts)  Report Spam

    I like this thing, it works good enough to charge my laptop, what are you soldering in your car #11?

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    123pandu - Posted 1:35 pm PST 11/29/08 (253 Posts)  Report Spam

    You gotta be careful with these because of the way they're shaped versus the way that the 12V outlet is placed in your car. Sometimes it's better going with one that has a wired plug so that you have some flexibility with placement.

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    twikoff - Posted 2:26 pm PST 11/29/08 (1288 Posts)  Report Spam

    i use one of these regularly to power my laptop or portable dvd player on long trips.. but anytime Ive tried hooking a small surge protector to it, Ive blown the fuse.

    #10.. he meant add surge protector on it, to try and get extra plugs.. but this wasnt meant to push multiple devices.

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    uncool - Posted 3:41 pm PST 11/29/08 (348 Posts)  Report Spam

    though you can get inverters for half the price, I've found that they're not nearly rated high enough to handle even a cell phone charger. 120 watts is great.

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    DeathBat - Posted 7:10 pm PST 11/29/08 (600 Posts)  Report Spam

    I like to poop too.

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    agnttinkles - Posted 4:00 am PST 11/30/08 (83 Posts)  Report Spam

    what fuse did you blow that required the dealer to fix?

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