Just so I understand, my vehicle must be running when this is plugged into the cigarette lighter in order for it to produce power, correct?
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As far as I know this unit should be wired to a 12 volt battery source on your vehicle with the appropriate gauge wire in relation to the distance from the battery to the inverter. It says in the manual the size you will need. It should not be plugged into the cigarette lighter. In fact you will have to buy a wiring kit for this inverter as one is not supplied with it. The vehicle does not have to be running for this inverter to work but will have to be run intermittent to keep the battery charged.
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This inverter is to big for cig.lighter direct hook up to battery..wire that come with this inverter is a little light..you might want to get heavier gauge..
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This is not one of those that plug into the cigarette lighter. This should be wired directly to the battery. For best results, use heavy cables like on a good set of jumper cables, but shorter (up to 3 feet). Such cables are available separately. As for running the engine, I think that is best. Otherwise, your battery will be used up soon.
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No the vehicle does not need to be running. This unit can be wired to a charged 12V battery. The battery wired to the unit provides the power.
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No, not unless your cigarette or power port is only powered with the engine running. But it's a moot point because a large power unit such as this needs to be wired directly to the battery. It can draw way more power that the fuse or wiring of a power port can handle.
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Yes, as long as the car's accessory power port (a.k.a. Cigarette lighter!) is powered, the supply runs. I have a smaller Bestek that is fairly noisy for a while after starting, this one is pretty quiet.
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It depends on how your car is wired. Some cigarette lighters have power supplied to them when your car is off and some cigarette lighters turn off when the car is off.
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The correct answer will depend on your vehicle. If your cigarette lighter gets continuous power even when the key is turned off, then the answer is YES. If the power to the cigarette lighter is cut off when the key is turned off, then the answer is NO. An easy way to test your cigarette lighter when the key is turned off is to plug something into it (i.e. USB charger or test the lighter itself) and see if it works.
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there's no need to power it from a vehicle--it has it's own rechargeable battery pack which can be recharged using the included 120vac adapter. Why would you want to plug it into a cigarette lighter?
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Hi Stephan. All you should really have to do is plug it into the cigarette lighter or electrical outlet of your vehicle. That's what I've been doing.
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The car doesn't need to be running but the key needs to be turned to a position that powers up the cigarette lighter. No problem to inflate 4 tires might take a while tho
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You need to make sure that the cigarette lighter socket has power. You may need to switch the ignition key to the on position. Just by plugging this device into a socket with power, the device will power on, without needed to press the power switch.
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It has to be plugged in, it is a car charger and would need to be plugged into the 12 V cigarette lighter port in most vehicles.
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I'm not sure what you mean. If you're asking if it will still work without the car being either on or on accessory, every car I've ever been in does maintain power to the cigarette outlet even when the car is completely off. If that doesn't work, just turn your car on accessory and it will work fine. You just turn the switch on the invertor on. I'd recommend turning the interior lights off in your car while doing this or run the cord through the window to prevent running the battery dead. If you do that, you won't have a problem with your battery going dead, not even close.
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Hello, Yes you are able to run it where ever power is. If you do, you might need to look at if your lighter is continuous power or does it shut after you shut the car down. but either way Answer is yes.
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If your lighter plug turns on and off with the ignition switch and you leave the power to the unit in the on position then yes.
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Yes, runs on a 12v battery. If you tried to run off your cigarette lighter, you could only used around 1/10 of the power (100 watts) before blowing the cigarette lighter 10 amp fuse. This unit designed to connect directly to 12v car battery.
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Nope not that I noticed. Only the cigarette lighter part lights up when it's getting power. I leave mine plugged into rear truck port all the time when not in use
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yes, it should be left plugged into your cigarette lighter at all times. then when you turn the car on it starts recording, when you turn the car off it stops
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Yes, the included cigarette power adapter will power the unit by simply plugging into your vehicles cigarette lighter socket.
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I just turn the unit on before connecting to the tire - that way it's not under a load when you turn it on. Vehicle does not need to be running.