Hello all!
Took my new 03 Corolla down to see the inlaws 1000 miles away.. well.. I thought this would be a great time to take my laptop on the road an try it out on this little road trip. I bought a DC to AC inverter that stated it provides 90 watts. I know my laptop power only uses 75 watts. So go to uses it at a rest stop (with WIFI) and the inverter beeps and gives me the overload warning light. hmm.. no luck.. So I notice the DC plug n the car (cigarette lighter) had a sticker on it stating the plug only can supply 120 watts of power. hmm.. so why isn't it working? Has anyone else noticed the lack of power coming out of our 12 Volt DC plugs of thier corolla? Has anyone found a way to get more power from this plug? Just curios to know. I'd like to be able to use my laptop on the road in my new car.
Do you think that a more powerful battery will help or do I need to convert my new power system? what's up huh? cuz this really sucks that I couldn't charge my laptop while on the road.
Thanks for any help
I did do 3 searches but had no luck..
Took my new 03 Corolla down to see the inlaws 1000 miles away.. well.. I thought this would be a great time to take my laptop on the road an try it out on this little road trip. I bought a DC to AC inverter that stated it provides 90 watts. I know my laptop power only uses 75 watts. So go to uses it at a rest stop (with WIFI) and the inverter beeps and gives me the overload warning light. hmm.. no luck.. So I notice the DC plug n the car (cigarette lighter) had a sticker on it stating the plug only can supply 120 watts of power. hmm.. so why isn't it working? Has anyone else noticed the lack of power coming out of our 12 Volt DC plugs of thier corolla? Has anyone found a way to get more power from this plug? Just curios to know. I'd like to be able to use my laptop on the road in my new car.
Do you think that a more powerful battery will help or do I need to convert my new power system? what's up huh? cuz this really sucks that I couldn't charge my laptop while on the road.
Thanks for any help