Charging your storm with an Auto Power Inverter with USB Power Port
Is it safe to charge your Storm by plugging your wall charger into an Auto Power Inverter with USB Power Port? I have the Kensington Auto Power Inverter with USB Power Port:
It provides 90 watts peak power (5 minutes minimum) and
75 watts continuous power (120 minutes minimum)
I've googled this subject and am not really clear if these specs would be safe to use with the storm.
Your knowledge and input would be greatly appreciated.
I Would Never Recommend This
I would never recommend doing this. Ever. I have been an electronics specialist with emphasis on 12v applications for about 12 years now. The problem with doing this is how dirty the power is coming out of the inverter. The noise found on an inverter is dirty enough to cause damage to lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries. Lithium ion batters are common in cellular phones, laptops, and other mobile devices. While home chargers are built to handle a range of voltages, they are not built to handle the noise found within these voltages. Aside from battery damage, I have seen cars damaged because of people charging devices on inverters. I once had a customer who charged their laptop on an inverter and it ended up torching the power line back to the PCM. This line was properly fused as well. The problem is, a fuse is designed to blow due to a large fluctuation in power, NOT a large draw in CURRENT. Inverters draw so much current that most cars are not designed to handle this without a designated line run to the cars battery. If you can afford an inverter and a storm, you can afford a car charger. It's not worth the possible problems it can cause.