clare, @, snyder.on, .ca wrote:

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:28:32 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:

I love it when people without a clue jump on your questions that you asked me.

It can be done. I'm not sure how trivial the mod would be, but if you are
talking about powering 115v/400Hz. gyros, as I recall you will need three phase.

So the answer to question one is yes, I can probably figure out a way. I'm not
sure how detailed the answer will be, or whether the answer will travel from one
model to another or be specific to that model.

Now, what is an LCD inverter?

Jim


(B2431)
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Could you figure a way to convert the automobile inverters for laptops to
400z?
-How about the LCD inverters?
-
-Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

I think by LCD inverter he's talking about the "exciter" for the CCF
backlights used on LCD laptop screens. Aprox 400cps, but far from
accurate, and very low current.

However, I think the auto inverters for laptops are probably the 150-to 600+
watt 12 DC to 120 AC inverters that plug into the cig lighter socket & let you use
a laptop, shaver, whatever uses house current.
I made a HIGH POWERED strobe light that took about 450-500 vdc to pump
up the flash caps--Thought about winding toroid for transistor oscillator power
supply----But, then I let the Chinks do it--just used a 250 watt inverter and a
simple
voltage tripler circuit to power it... Jerry