Once upon a time, Jay Hennigan <jay@xxxxxxxx> said: > Into which the laptop user plugs the inverter he has in his carry-on > that he bought for use in the rental car, producing 115vac (240 if from > Europe). Into this he plugs the laptop SMPS, into which he plugs the > laptop. Horribly inefficient, but that's the way Joe Sixpack does it. > He probably doesn't have much of a choice. My Thinkpad power brick has both AC and DC (car/airline) power cables. -- Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.