12 volt printer ???

[rprouty]

Is there such a thing as a 12 Volt inkjet or other printer that one could use on the road? Thanks

Rod

www.pbase.com/rprouty

 

[fotofreek]

Jeez, rprouty, between eating a bowl of noodles with chopsticks while reading the paper, while talking on my handheld cell phone while surfing the internet on my laptop while driving at 70 miles per hour, I just don't know if I can handle one more task!

I don't know if this link will function because it is so long, but there are HP printers that appear to be what you are looking for.
http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/ct...ortable printers&tafcjnef=fy08&ppc=CCp9305859

I have used a PC computer for navigation on a boat with an inverter plugged into a cigarette lighter recepticle. It was a little glitchy, so we went to a dedicated computer- based Nav unit that actually had better software. It tied into our autopilot seamlessly and is hardwired to the 12 volt power system. Never tried a printer, however. Any printer should work OK with an inverter, and that might be the cheapest workaround.

 

[Simon R.]

Hi,

there is a Power Adapter that just might do the trick

 

[ghwellsjr]

Jeez, rprouty, between eating a bowl of noodles with chopsticks while reading the paper, while talking on my handheld cell phone while surfing the internet on my laptop while driving at 70 miles per hour, I just don't know if I can handle one more task!

What?? You mean you don't have GPS receiver? Or is that included in the driving part?

 

[fotofreek]

Jeez, rprouty, between eating a bowl of noodles with chopsticks while reading the paper, while talking on my handheld cell phone while surfing the internet on my laptop while driving at 70 miles per hour, I just don't know if I can handle one more task!

What?? You mean you don't have GPS receiver? Or is that included in the driving part?

OOPS! Forgot to mention programming my GPS, making a selection on my MP3 player, and enjoying (deleted) with my girlfriend while passing an 18 wheeler big rig on a curve, facing oncoming traffic on a two lane road.

 

[yachtman]

Help. I'm looking for a 24 volt printer to print invoices in the truck. Or if someone can tell me is it difficult to modify a printer and wire it into the trucks system, maybe via a car charger? The portable printers cost a bomb in Australia for some reason.

 

[msmart]

yachtman, your best bet is to buy an inverter. Here is someone on eBay selling them in Austrailia:

http://search.stores.ebay.com.au/so...na88QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsaselZ220031488QQsofpZ0