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Can I use an external battery pack on my 17" Mac Book Pro?

Hi

This may sound like a crazy question, but is it possible to safely use an external battery pack on my Mac Book Pro?.....specifically a Bescor Video Light battery pack which I can just plug my a/c power cable into. This would be very useful in the case of a local power failure (which actually may just happen tonight, as we are currently in the middle of a blizzard).

Just wondering......

Thanks,
Anneita

17 " mac book pro, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Dec 26, 2010 6:49 PM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2010 7:45 PM

Yes, you can use external battery packs — but I wouldn't use one that I wasn't perfectly certain was very carefully controlled.

External battery packs specifically designed for MBPs:

http://www.batterygeek.net/Batterygeeknet_MacBook_MacBook_Pro_Battery_Packss/78.htm
http://www.hypershop.com/HyperMac-External-MacBook-Battery-and-Car-Charger-s/91. htm
http://www.quickertek.com/products/macbookprocharger.php

Another option, designed to protect sensitive equipment from power surges and enable uninterrupted computer usage during AC power outages and irregularities, is called an +uninterruptible power supply,+ and the leading manufacturer of such devices — which incorporate storage batteries of various capacities — is APC:

http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm
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Dec 26, 2010 7:45 PM in response to Anneita Anneita

Yes, you can use external battery packs — but I wouldn't use one that I wasn't perfectly certain was very carefully controlled.

External battery packs specifically designed for MBPs:

http://www.batterygeek.net/Batterygeeknet_MacBook_MacBook_Pro_Battery_Packss/78.htm
http://www.hypershop.com/HyperMac-External-MacBook-Battery-and-Car-Charger-s/91. htm
http://www.quickertek.com/products/macbookprocharger.php

Another option, designed to protect sensitive equipment from power surges and enable uninterrupted computer usage during AC power outages and irregularities, is called an +uninterruptible power supply,+ and the leading manufacturer of such devices — which incorporate storage batteries of various capacities — is APC:

http://www.apc.com/tools/ups_selector/index.cfm
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