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From: liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham)
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Subject: Re: Car Power supply
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 16:50:58 +0000
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:

> In sci.electronics.repair, on Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:36:14 +0000,
> liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote:
> 
> >micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I misspelled hardware in the previous post. ;-(  
> >> 
> >> In sci.electronics.repair, on Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:08:32 -0400, micky
> >> <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> I rented a car last week, a mazda 3 maybe 2024 or 5, and it had no
> >> cigarrette lighter port, only a round cap where it should have been.
> >
> >Are you sure that wasn't just a dummy plug to keep the dirt out.  What
> >happens if you pull it?
> 
> I didn't try.  The cap tapered in thickness towards the edge, where it
> was less than a millimeter, unlike protective caps in my car and others,
> but you still might be write.  Next time I'll try to post when I still
> have the rental.   At any rate, I hope I remmeber to check when I rent a
> car for a month instead of a week, any place where I might live in the
> car part of the trip.  I've done that, using the laptop in the car every
> night and every morning, so a power port that works is essential. 
> 
> It works very well, has saved me from driving an hour back to my rented
> room and an hour in the morning to continue where I had been. I wake up
> at dawn so I have a long day to do things.  I used to look for a hill so
> I could park facing up and sleep almost horizontal, but I've learned to
> sleep sitting up even where the ground is flat, with the seat only
> reclined a little bit.   Once in a while I see someone else probably
> sleeping in the car, especially, in the US, in Walmart parking lots
> where overnight parkers are welcomed by Walmart. 

Buy an old van and convert it, that's what I did and I have never
regretted it:
<http://www.poppyrecords.co.uk/Van/vanconversion.htm>


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