Thanks for the link, willronco - I'll take a look at it. I'm guilty in that I haven't even shopped for one for a year or so. It just so happened that I was off boats (yeah, it happens) for the most part and living such that I had pretty easy access to 110, and so I got in the habit of the inverter. Not that I didn't think about how dumb it was each time I had to deal with plugging it in!
I think it was "MikeGyver" who was making them back then (and maybe still). One thing I found out in my shopping was that some of the 12 volt chargers (one chooses a "branded" one to splice into the MagSafe end) will shut themselves down "helpfully" if your 12volt source goes below a certain charge level. Problem is, it's a really high level, and one that an informed boater (or RV-er) with a battery management plan might often be below (with no real problem). However there were other brands that did not do this. Somewhere I have the notes stashed on which were which. This thread has jogged me to make it a priority to review the current info and get a 12 volt adapter, finally.
Glad the draw info has been useful - now the thread is helping me to get a move on with the adapter
I like how the threads/community here work that way.
I think it was "MikeGyver" who was making them back then (and maybe still). One thing I found out in my shopping was that some of the 12 volt chargers (one chooses a "branded" one to splice into the MagSafe end) will shut themselves down "helpfully" if your 12volt source goes below a certain charge level. Problem is, it's a really high level, and one that an informed boater (or RV-er) with a battery management plan might often be below (with no real problem). However there were other brands that did not do this. Somewhere I have the notes stashed on which were which. This thread has jogged me to make it a priority to review the current info and get a 12 volt adapter, finally.
Glad the draw info has been useful - now the thread is helping me to get a move on with the adapter
I like how the threads/community here work that way.