Thanks .... I'm going to try it out (one of these days, lol!) and if it surges then obviously I'll return it.
Tony, your rationalization was exactly what my dad was thinking, although he didn't know that they sold better ones. I looked on eBay and for only slightly more than what I paid for mine (even with employee discount!), I could have 200 or more watts of power. I will definitely look further into that if this doesn't work. I'm almost contemplating returning it immediately without even opening it due to the deals I've seen for "better" models. However at the same time this one is extremely versatile (airplane compatable, built to fit cupholder, has both a DC and AC plug, etc.).
... decisions, decisions ...
