Quote: Originally Posted by
Sinabl 
in the FAQ, i read about why a carputer shouldnt be installed under the car seat. This shouldnt affect me because its a laptop and not an open box pc with wires everywhere. Now as for the power, the faq mainly talked about dc-dc power supplies. I plan on using an inverter. My question is how do i turn on and off the laptop without having to bring it out from underneath the seat each time.
thanks!!
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...=inverter+auto
And as for the inverter, do not power it from the cigarette lighter. Power it from a wire directly connected to the battery, and tripped by a relay off the ignition line so it is only on when the car is on, but the power is coming from a good source.
The cigarette lighter port is not meant to power computers.
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