Thread: Laptops: Will You Guys Use Them On The Robot?
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Unread 11-01-2011, 03:17
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Re: Laptops: Will You Guys Use Them On The Robot?
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Originally Posted by davidthefat View Post
You just need to convert the DC to AC; the 12v DC would convert to 110v AC.
It seems like it would be much more reasonable to not go to AC at all. You just need a DC-DC ATX power supply. There are plenty here. We did this on our robot last year. It was harder last year, though since we had to swap out cooling fans for kit-of-parts fans and had to run with no CMOS backup battery.

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