Targus 120w car adapter

Crav4Speed · 12-26-2003, 01:03 AM

What do you guys think of this car adapter?

http://www.targus.com/us/product_det...?sku=PAPWR200U

robiewp · 12-26-2003, 01:08 AM

not worth the money. Laptop specific power supplies will always be better, and atleast compared to that, cheaper. checkout froogle and ebay

Crav4Speed · 12-27-2003, 06:13 AM

Well, I found it for $85 dollars and for 120 watts of power... the others sell for $50 - $60 for a max of 60 - 70 watts of power... I would think it's comparable, no? Anyone else have any thoughts?

Ricky327 · 12-27-2003, 08:51 AM

That is cheap for 80USD...last time I paid about 140USD for the older verions of targus adaptor

Its only 60-70W as far as I can remember.

MikeH · 12-27-2003, 04:51 PM

Crav,

I you download their spec sheet you will see that the unit is rated for 6Amps max. At 12V this works out to 72Watts. Theh 120W claim is probably at 20V output. However, depending on your system configuration, this (6A) may be enough. I use the Radio Shack version of this same type of supply ($60).

Crav4Speed · 12-27-2003, 05:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeH

Crav,

I you download their spec sheet you will see that the unit is rated for 6Amps max. At 12V this works out to 72Watts. Theh 120W claim is probably at 20V output. However, depending on your system configuration, this (6A) may be enough. I use the Radio Shack version of this same type of supply ($60).

Exactly the answer I was looking for. Thanks man

skassama · 01-14-2004, 10:50 PM

Can someone tell me what tip number t use for c134 ie 12 volts

Pudge · 01-14-2004, 11:24 PM

Does tip have anything to do with voltage? I'm not positive, but i'v got one laying around, it's my dads. I know the pw70a takes a 3p, but i didn't think it had anything to do with voltage. to someone who knows, i probably sound really dumb, but that's what the pw70a takes according to logicsupply, they sell the brick.

skassama · 01-15-2004, 12:11 AM

Targus supplys are configurable from 3 volts to 24 volts, configured by the pins they use..... each pin has a number associated to it

skassama · 01-15-2004, 11:59 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeH

Crav,

I you download their spec sheet you will see that the unit is rated for 6Amps max. At 12V this works out to 72Watts. Theh 120W claim is probably at 20V output. However, depending on your system configuration, this (6A) may be enough. I use the Radio Shack version of this same type of supply ($60).

Where did you find the spec sheet ...... I am looking for it as well as a tip number for the casetronic c134

Also How long have you used the Radio shack PS and have you had any issues ie heating up and or low voltage during boot up?

quinxy · 03-02-2004, 06:40 PM

the tip thing is a bit more complicated than just connecting pins. there are 4 wires and ground that the targus PS passes back to the tip. the voltages on those wires are 5.0, 5.0, 16.2, and 3.61. the tip doesn't just connect this wire or that wire, or this and that wire, it "mixes" the voltages. So, for the 104 tip (if memory serves) it dumps the blue wire (pin 1) (+5.0) to ground through a 150kOhm resistor and then the tip uses GND and yellow (pin 3), to produce +15.3v. Maybe there's other stuff going on in the tip, but I think it's just a resistor.

Note, I'm not necessarily recommending the Targus, mine isn't working, it constantly resetting itself when a load is applied, and I don't believe the computer is drawing enough current to cause the reset, so I'm not sure if it's a defect in the Targus or something else.

Quincy