Alpha 700 charging

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Lobo
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Alpha 700 charging

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Does anyone know, for certain, whether or not it is safe to charge the A700 via a voltage inverter run from the car battery? I've recently come back from a camping trip and charging the batteries was a problem on some camp sites; charging from my car would therefor be an advantage, but not if it fries the batteries!
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There are special car chargers if you feel uncertain about the use of an inverter :)
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Re: Alpha 700 charging

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If your inverter puts out either a full sine wave or modified sine wave AC current then it will be fine for charging. The charger just converts it to DC and regulates the voltage.

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