Work in mobility with the PC? With the inverter, it is also possible in the car
BESTEK 200W 12V-230V Portable Inverter for Cars / Boat / Camper: we tried it in order to find a solution to use a laptop on board a van, to create a sort of mobile office even far from the power supply.
Nowadays, many of the devices we use the most can be recharged using a USB port: this has greatly simplified the lives of travelers: with a simple adapter you can provide power to smartphones, mobile phones, satellite navigators, cameras and speakerphones.
There are devices that require more power, forcing to use dedicated loaders: an example are laptops. There are two ways to bring them into the car: either use a dedicated charger for the cigarette lighter socket, or use the mains charger, attaching it to an inverter.
The first is probably the most efficient solution, but unlike mobile phones, where the situation of the recharge connectors is very simplified compared to once (we find mainly MicroUSB and USB Type-C and Apple Lightning), in the notebook world, it is still today a proliferation of different connectors.
Choosing the right one for your laptop is not always easy: sometimes two connectors that at first sight seem very similar are not compatible with each other. Take advantage of the charger you already own and use an inverter to connect it to the car socket is perhaps the simplest choice, future proof in case you had to change brand and model of laptop.
The BESTEK 200W Car Power Inverter is an electronic device that transforms a direct current (that supplied by the car battery) into an alternating current (the one that typically characterizes the home an electrical system) at the same voltage or at a different voltage.
On the web, you can see many and the choice varies depending on the needs. They are divided into two types, mainly: pure or modified sine wave, with the most expensive, first and suitable for all uses and the second cheapest, but less suitable for more sensitive devices, born for sinusoidal voltage.
The modified sine wave is more like a square wave, given the very steep rising and falling edges and could damage motorized equipment (such as drills and refrigerators).
Whoever uses an inverter for this type of appliance will then turn to a pure sine-wave model, by attaching the device directly to the battery, as cigarette lighter sockets are often designed to carry low currents and a few watts: connect a motorized appliance this type of plug could irreparably damage the system.
For less voracious uses of energy and with devices that work well in continuous voltage, you can instead choose a modified wave inverter and being the one connected to the cigarette lighter socket, being satisfied with a handful of watts.
This category includes the BESTEK product that we tried in order to find a solution to use a laptop on board a van, to create a sort of mobile office even away from the mains supply.
BESTEK 200W 12V-230V Portable Inverter for Cars / Boat / Camper with Cigarette Lighter, born to be placed in the car cup holder, providing a 230V power outlet, two USB connectors for charging smartphones and the like and cloning the same socket cigarette lighter, for connecting other adapters.
It can be left connected to the cigarette lighter socket, thanks to the convenient switch, which allows you to disconnect the outgoing ports. The USB ports provide 2.4A and 0-2.4A, in direct current at 5V, up to a maximum of 3.4A.
Provides protection against overvoltage, undervoltage, overload, overcurrent, overheating and short circuit, with 25A / 32V fuse. In case of prolonged use, it integrates a fan that favors the dissipation of heat.
The fan noise is the only small defect that we have found, together with the fact of using a two-pole plug (similar to the Schucko, but without grounding), which forces the use of an adapter to connect devices with plug Italian three-pronged. Bestek recommends checking that the cumulative power of the connected equipment does not exceed 180W, and that they have no rated power greater than 200W.
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