The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agoThere are two types of tech enthusiastslemmy.worldimagemessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1847arrow-down113
arrow-up1834arrow-down1imageThere are two types of tech enthusiastslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 3 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down3·3 days agoYeah, who hooks a portable generator up to their laptop without using a surge protector??
minus-squaremuusemuuse@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoThe caps in the power supply should be enough to eat the noise in that power source.
minus-squareHiggs boson@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 days agoThat model (yamaha ef2000) has an inverter. Nice and quiet, too. Little fucker is touchy about the fuel, though.
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoI mean, if you like to live dangerously, sure. Those power supplies can be expensive, though, and surge protectors are dirt cheap.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days ago Those power supplies can be expensive Used official ones are like $20 on ebay.
minus-squaremuusemuuse@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoTo be fair, a lot of those are counterfeit.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoNot used. Nobody really sells knockoff chargers used. Also in the age of USB C it’s not even relevant. At this point I just buy USB C to whatever laptop charger port I need.
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 days agoLol, how is this not more common in the answers? Lotta people on Lemmy don’t know how to use a generator… That shit also isn’t grounded, though I think some specific generators may be alright without that.
Yeah, who hooks a portable generator up to their laptop without using a surge protector??
The caps in the power supply should be enough to eat the noise in that power source.
That model (yamaha ef2000) has an inverter. Nice and quiet, too. Little fucker is touchy about the fuel, though.
I mean, if you like to live dangerously, sure. Those power supplies can be expensive, though, and surge protectors are dirt cheap.
Used official ones are like $20 on ebay.
To be fair, a lot of those are counterfeit.
Not used. Nobody really sells knockoff chargers used.
Also in the age of USB C it’s not even relevant. At this point I just buy USB C to whatever laptop charger port I need.
Lol, how is this not more common in the answers? Lotta people on Lemmy don’t know how to use a generator…
That shit also isn’t grounded, though I think some specific generators may be alright without that.