Power (amp/watt) requirements for iMac G5...

Hi,
I like to use my iMac G5 1.8 g 17" for onsite photo printing this spring (drag racing) along with a Canon ip6000 ink jet printer...
My question is in order to determine best power inverter to purchase (will be working out of a car) I need to know the amps/watts these 2 devices need - so far unable to locate this info anybody here can help?
Lastly my initial research of power inverters is the (much more) expensive 'true sine wave' models are needed for laser printers (but no mention of ink jet) should the 'modified sine wave' be PK?Thanks,
rich56k

Well I went to an electronics shop that sells power inverters...and with their help located the specs needed...turns out they're on the bottom (underside) of the printer 0.62 AMPS and on the bottom of the base on the iMac 2.5 AMPS total power needed 375 watts (use 20% additional for good measure they say) so an inverter rated 450-500 watts should be sufficent....
Regarding the true sine wave vs. modified the shop recommends true sine to be sure (but more expensive) however I've found modified models online that specify being capable of powering home office equip. re: printers and desktop computers worse case is some interference on monitor...
Anyhow - hope this helps someone else down the road!!
As I've gotten plenty of good info here in the past...
chow
rich56k

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