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Finished installing a 12V DC car adapter socket for charging my laptop :>.

#theBoatyard

a macbook air 2013 charging via a 12v DC car charger on a sailboat.
16 Apr 2023 at 21:07 | Open on merveilles.town
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R E K

Some extra images of the installation. Was tough to find a place for it, but this works fine~

close up of the macbook air charger in the 12v car charget socket.
a view of the car charger socket from the back, with wiring leading somewhere unseen.
16 Apr 2023 at 21:09 | Open on merveilles.town
Wolf Girl Winter

@rek does it take a lot longer to charge?

16 Apr 2023 at 21:12 | Open on kolektiva.social
R E K

@Fullnihilism Yes, for sure. But haven't tested it fully yet.

16 Apr 2023 at 21:13 | Open on merveilles.town
Wolf Girl Winter

@rek ha yeah that was my thinking 😀 better than nothing tho
i live in a land boat (rv) on acreage so these kind of hacks always interest me

16 Apr 2023 at 21:15 | Open on kolektiva.social
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Alien

@rek I know it's not the point of the post, but I love the plushie you have there.

16 Apr 2023 at 21:38 | Open on merveilles.town
R E K

@alien Haha~ he's been all around the world with us :>.

16 Apr 2023 at 21:47 | Open on merveilles.town
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tinspin

@rek What OS do you run on that? What do you think of the PineTab 2? I'm looking for tablet linux with OpenGL ES 3+ and still struggling! Tablets make more sense because you can replace the keyboard independently... the ideal would be tablet screen, Pi 4, batterypack and tablet keyboard! Has anyone invented the tablet display without computer inside... hm, which cable would that use?

17 Apr 2023 at 19:05 | Open on chaos.social
R E K

@tinspin It runs Manjaro(i3). Don't have an opinion on newer devices, least of all the Pinetab(although we do keep a Pinebook aboard, it is quite flimsy, but low power and can charge it over USB-C which is great).
What is ideal depends on how your uses, your values (i prioritize reuse of older devices, that macbook air is 2013).

17 Apr 2023 at 19:23 | Open on merveilles.town
tinspin

@rek Ok, thanks. I agree about the reuse, unfortunately my 3D MMO uses the final OpenGL feature for animation: skin mesh skeletal with VAO that came with 3+, that is not present on my old Thinkpad X61s. So I need something newer, the Pi 4 is my lower requirement. Now I'm thinking I could use some portable display with this keyboard I made last week: move.rupy.se/file/last_compute

17 Apr 2023 at 19:29 | Open on chaos.social
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