At 08:58 AM 1/30/2009, Michael Sullivan wrote...
>Wondering if I can power my HP
>1020 printer with a off-brand 75W power inverter through the cig
>lighter.
>I'm not an electrician, nor an exceptional mechanic(as seen by my
>previous
>posts) and don't want to fry any electrical in the van. Feel free to
>comment.

I'd worry more about the printer. Most cheap inverters have either
square wave, or "modified sine wave" (which is nothing like a sine
wave) output. Electronics aren't always happy with that. I can charge
my laptop using one, but if I try to actually use it while plugged in,
the trackpad goes crazy due to the noise.

Check to see how many watts the printer draws before trying.