car laptop power

Carputer is a term sometimes used to refer to a computer installed in a car. These types are most commonly called car power adapters, however they are technically power inverters. Another term for Carputer is 'CarPC'. Carputer systems can be composed of a larger desktop computer, a laptop, or other smaller form-factor computer. Carputer enthusiasts are the hobbyist class of the commercial telematics industry.

Below is a list of things that a carputer can (possibly) do. This list is by nature never complete. Laptop Power Adapters, Laptop Power Supplies, AC & DC Power Inverters.

Typical system

Information and pictures below supplied by Mobile Effects (http:www. mobile-effects. com), in accordance with the GFDL, with written permission from Mobile-Effect's webmaster. Susequent edits provided by interested hobbyists: A typical Carputer system is composed of three parts:

Machine

The machine is the heart of a carputer system. Based on your budget - you can easily incorporate and install essentially any computer you may have laying around. laptop car adapters, dc converters, power cords, voltage adapters. Back in 2000 - when hardware prices were still pretty high and laptops were thousands of dollars, we built our first carputer system with an older 400 MHz eMachine desktop we had.