Word of caution about traveling with CPAP on planes.

This is not be a good idea. Boeing's recent experiance might indicate that airplanes tend batteries toward catching on fire (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787 ... y_problems ). Fuses are a safety device to prevent fires.

backdoc wrote:Note to self: "bring small wire instead of fuse."

cosmo wrote:I would have taken a small wire and jumped the fuse to bypass it. You never watched MacGyver?

All the more reason to use the airplane's power source.

Drowsy Dancer wrote:All the more reason to use the airplane's power source.

For some silly reason a vison of Cosmo setting up a little wind generator on the airplane wing came to mind .. . .

Drowsy Dancer wrote:The times I've used CPAP inflight so far I've used the airplane's power supply not a battery.

You need to keep in mind that at-seat power availability is never ever guaranteed by a carrier, and since its not an airworthiness issue, airlines do fly with aircraft with faulty the at-seat power units.

Cheers,

Bill

"What's that out on the wing? Langoliers? No, it's just Cosmo."

This official kit would have fixed it also. Paperclip in place of fuse. Brilliant!

I have had my VPAP for 2 years now and I always take it with me when I travel. I also have a battery backup. however when I am on the plane i never use it. I never sleep well on a plane and besides that I dont want everyone looking at me. I always travel economy so there is not much room anyway.Anyone the same?

It was the fuse and here is box of fuses that I bought from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009083MWG/ref ... 1_ST1_dp_1

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2103759

Radio shack also has them.

cosmo wrote:http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2103759

Radio shack also has them.

And so should any auto parts store ... A lot of the older cars used those glass fuses, my 12vdc cord is rated for 5 amps, and has one of those in it ... I made mine from Radio Shack ...

My PR S1 has the ability to draw 5 amps at 12v DC ... May be why yours blew the 3 amp ... Of course I do not know what size wires you have ... So that may be a factor ...