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Cpap battery
Still looking or looking for a battery run cpap has anyone seen anything recently?
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on
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They're ever so expensive Rachel. and if you can manage by just having a small machine with a plug then that would be better. I take my Devilbiss Sleep Cube with me for trips away http://www.devilbisshc.com/personal_healthcare/sleep_therapy/cpap/s...
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Permalink Reply by Rachel Dickinson on
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I've looked at that Kath but emils
Won't run off 12v or I would have bought it. The reason I'm wanting
One is as he's bcos hes still a baby and sleeps a lot during
The day and when I'm out travelling to hospitals or training for Beth I'm finding it difficult. if I dot put him
On cpap he gets very little sleep and then is angry and naughty!
Kath Hope said:They're ever so expensive Rachel http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk/shop/cpap/portable_cpap_battery_pac... and if you can manage by just having a small machine with a plug then that would be better. I take my Devilbiss Sleep Cube with me for trips away http://www.devilbisshc.com/personal_healthcare/sleep_therapy/cpap/s...
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Permalink Reply by martin mucznik on
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hi all,on holiday this year i managed to blow two cpaps units trying to connect to 12v.apparently you have to buy a £50 unit to connect it up,the hospital wont supply it as an extra.so what i have done is bought an inverter connect it to 12v and it converts ti 250v.hope this helps.muz
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Oh dear.....I bet you weren't popular with the hospital Martin :D Thanks for the warning.
martin mucznik said:hi all,on holiday this year i managed to blow two cpaps units trying to connect to 12v.apparently you have to buy a £50 unit to connect it up,the hospital wont supply it as an extra.so what i have done is bought an inverter connect it to 12v and it converts ti 250v.hope this helps.muz
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