Originally Posted by gt0138d
Recent flew on a 777 and tried to use the powerport. I am not sure if it was a problem with the port or if there was not enough juice but I couldn't use the powerport while I was using the laptop. It was almost as if my laptop was drawing more than what the powerport can supply (from a capacitor) - power supply dropped regularly in less than a minute.
I thought that my Dell D600m drew more than 75W. But, I checked today and it needs only 65-70W. So, I am not sure where the problem is.
Has anyone else experienced this before? What could be a remedy?
I had a similar problem with my Sony laptop. Another FT member suggested a solution that has worked every time: take the battery out of the laptop.
The computer is trying to operate and charge the battery at the same time. With the battery out of the machine, it will use all the power to operate. That's been a perfect solution for me. I've been able to watch two movies on a flight without problem: before that I would get the low battery warning in 80 minutes or so.
Bob