![]() When working in my office at home, I often have NPR or the local sports-talk station (WMVP ESPN Radio1000) tuned on my cheap, ten-dollar radio. It supports any PC or Mac with a free USB port on Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.2.8 or 10.3.įrom the time I first heard about it, I wanted one. It cannot be used to listen to satellite radio or broadcasts streamed over the Internet. ![]() It can timeshift live recordings, be set to regularly record a program, or simply used to listen to live radio on either the AM and FM band. The basic premise of the radioSHARK is this: TiVo for radio. Griffin also makes a whole host of accessories for the iPod as well as the iCurve laptop stand. I never got much use out of it, but I thought it was one of the coolest-looking products with its brushed-metal surface and pulsing purple light. I owned one of their PowerMates for quite some time. Griffin Technology has been known for coming out with cool accessories. The radioSHARK from Griffin Technology falls into that category for the second reason. Sometimes it?s because of the styling, other times because of the functionality it promises. System requirements: USB 1.1 port, Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higherĮvery so often a product comes out that catches the eye. Thanks in advance for your reply if choose to jump in to this deep hole.Manufacturer: Griffin Technology ( product page) And is all of that dependent on what is available from the 12 V battery and the 250 watt stator that is charging it? I think I have a basic understanding of this flow but I don’t know where the bottlenecks are, where the whole process is limited by one spec or another due Minimums or Maximums and what they mean on a practical level. (1.5 x 110 = 165 watts) Is the 1.5A a minimum or maximum? If the inverter can output 120 watts continuous for 2 hrs and 5 minute bursts of 150 watts, will the MBP power charger want to pull 165 watts to operate properly or is that the max it can handle.and is their minimum it needs to work properly and if yes what is it? What will the inverter be putting out or pushing into the MBP charger assuming it is capable of the 120 watt continuous and 150 watt surge. The OEM power supply / battery charger input spec is 1.5A, 110-240V. The OEM power supply or battery charger outputs a maximum of 3.65A at 16.5V. I could just sell my 2013 MBP and upgrade to the new one but that is not an option for me right now. Now the 2016 MBP has the USB-C port that flows power both ways so it can be used as a charging port and plug into portable power packs…that’s great but it doesn’t help me, it can’t be retrofitted or added on to my Mac. The USB slots on the old MBP’s flow power only one way, out and not in. There is no other way to charge the MBP than through the Magsafe port. ![]() But, the power pak mfg’s cannot provide a battery with a Magsafe2 plug because this plug design is patented and protected by Apple and they won’t let any of the portable battery mfg’s use the design. This whole thing started with me trying to find a portable power pak, (battery) that I could use to recharge the MBP, while traveling and camping and not having daily access to A/C charging. If you see problems with this set up, from the bike battery to the inverter to the Mac power charger…please let me know what they are and if there is an easy fix. If you are able to explain it, that would be even better. If you are able to answer this bigger question I’d appreciate it. The inverter will only be used when the motorcycle is running while moving so the stator is actually charging the battery while the electrical demands of the lights on the bike and the inverter connected to the MPB is drawing power from the bike battery…hopefully at a rate less than the power consumption of the bike's lights and MBP charger from the battery. My objective is to find out if this Kensington Converter from DC to AC will theoretically work (charge my MacBookPro battery) when the MBP power is off, the MBP A/C charger is plugged in to the inverter and the inverter connected to a 12V motorcycle battery charged by a 250 watt stator, with the constant electrical demands of the motorcycle (lights) consuming 100 watts while running, leaving 150 watts available to consume without discharging the battery while the bike is running. I’m trying to figure this all out but I am full of doubt and I don’t understand the significance of all these specs. If it’s not already obvious, I know very little about electricity…or maybe just enough to get myself into deep trouble. First off, thanks Grant for the time spent and education you are providing me.
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