Inverter for Laptop

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Hello

I just moved to a new place and sadly someone stole the cable and now we don' have power. It's been 3 weeks and it doesn't look like Eskom is going to come anytime soon.

Currently, I use a gas stove and I have a solar lights.

What can I use to power up my laptop, 2 cellphones and Wifi? This is for daily use. I don't have a big budget - 2k.

Thank you for your help.
 
A generator.

Even if you get an inverter, how would you top up the batteries once they're depleted? Considering your budget, solar is out of the question.
 
The_Ogre said:
A generator.

Even if you get an inverter, how would you top up the batteries once they're deplete? Considering your budget, solar is out of the question.
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Thank you. Can I get one that is not noisy with that amount?

And would something like this be enough?
 

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Lovely said:
Thank you. Can I get one that is not noisy with that amount?

And would something like this be enough?
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You need a generator with an AVR if you plan on using electronics with it. Generators are also noisy and might irritate your neighbours.
 
It may be cheapest for you to look at a cheap ups, something like this.

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Hook it up to your car batteries, you have a mini, relatively silent generator.
 
Kawak said:
It may be cheapest for you to look at a cheap ups, something like this.

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Hook it up to your car batteries, you have a mini, relatively silent generator.
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And how does he charge it if there is no power? :unsure:
 
Kawak said:
It may be cheapest for you to look at a cheap ups, something like this.

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Hook it up to your car batteries, you have a mini, relatively silent generator.
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Just remember to include a fire extinguisher with your takealot order if you plan on running that little thing off a car battery for any length of time.

@Kawak : Please do your homework in this regard before giving unknowing people bad advice.
 
Grouter said:
Just remember to include a fire extinguisher with your takealot order if you plan on running that little thing off a car battery for any length of time.

@Kawak : Please do your homework in this regard before giving unknowing people bad advice.
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It's not as fragile as you may think, I did that when my entire area was plunged into darkness for 10 days due to an eskom exchange fire. Best part, car engine didn't need to be on the whole time. He will get power back, no way eskom or any council can neglect to fix a wiring fault for too long, I was waiting for my ordered generator, by the time it arrived we had power.
 
Kawak said:
It's not as fragile as you may think, I did that when my entire area was plunged into darkness for 10 days due to an eskom exchange fire. Best part, car engine didn't need to be on the whole time. He will get power back, no way eskom or any council can neglect to fix a wiring fault for too long, I was waiting for my ordered generator, by the time it arrived we had power.
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Fair enough. But it's not a setup I'd like to try. Those little UPS's are simply not designed to run for much more than ten minutes or so. The inverter transformer will overheat.
But, whatever - YMMV.
 
Grouter said:
Fair enough. But it's not a setup I'd like to try. Those little UPS's are simply not designed to run for much more than ten minutes or so. The inverter transformer will overheat.
But, whatever - YMMV.
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I could always suggest something like this

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He will end up with a brick that he won't be using after the power comes back, the ups will be useful long after. If it doesn't survive, no issue, it's cheap enough.

Remember, we're looking at a load likely to be under 200w in total, surge of maybe 350w, well within spec.
 
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