How many watts to power this item? I want to know if the converter I have for the car will work with this item.
877879
I don't know but it works on a regular plug in in the house-110, it is very hard to hold the handle and not burn yourself. They recommend in the package a special heat resistant glove but I did not get one. Personally, I don't use it, it is so hard not to burn yourself.
877880
It plugs into a regular 110 socket (like any phone), so it should work with the car. BUT....I would not recommend the product itself. It really does not heat up much. Unless you are using it to straighten your bangs or some flyaway hairs it will not work. Plus I would not encourage to use a hot item while driving! Specially close to your face. Careful.
776154
It only comes with the car charger. I wouldnt recommend trying to find a converter either. These things catch on fire easily if they're overpowered.
1504999
Anything that supplies USB power will work. Comes with a full size USB to Mini USB cable as well as the car lighter power adapter to Mini USB.
1241297
I use it on a chevy volt, draws 1300 watts on 110 volts and 3300 watts on 220 volts.. works well for my volt,2012 chevy volts max out at 3.3 so it may work differently on cars that allow higher charge rates
1650870
You'll need a power invertor to go from the 12VDC a car has to 120VAC the device needs. But basically the answer is no.
2265073
Mine runs off of 120 volts AC power adapter. The output from the adapter is 12 volts DC at 2.1 amps. You may be able to purchase an adapter that plugs into cigarette lights from your car from the manufacturer. Personally I would not attempt to make my own as these units cost too much to experiment with.
605422
Radio Shack is the only place that comes to mind. Take the device with you since they have a way to measure the input port for the right plug.The other way would be to use a standard car to 110 inverter.
347915
It is rated at 290 watts. (But I don't sell adapters or really anything.) You can, however, check here for voltake/watts converters...
1015104
I hope you haven't bought this piece of junk. It doesn't matter how many watts it is. See my review (JG) from 12/31/12. I sent mine back.
1791895
You would need power inverter, one side looks like a cigarette lighter plug connection that plugs into your car. The other side is a power box with a 110v plug , it should have a wall outlet looking connection which is what you plug the charger up to.
2067995
If your using one 12 volt car battery out of the car it won't supply that current for any useable amont of time even if the converter was capableof doing that, which it is not. It could maintain 800 watts continuous if the battery was in the car with the car running maybe even 900 watts,but that's it. As far as the connection to the battery I'll reserve the "duh" and say: positive to post marked +, negative to post marked -.
979582
FYI, your 12v system in your car is generally only fused for 150-175 watts, if you want to use the inverters full watt rating you will need a direct connection to a battery or series of batteries
2002407
I used a standard car battrery and it ran a radio 2 40 watt lamps for days before needing a charge. Make sure you dont get poitive and negitive mixed up. It killed my inverter dead.
1220558
I don't know. It worked for 5 hours but I had it hooked up to a car amp. The car amp is 550 watts. But it didn't work.
79179
This inverter will power anything that runs a 120v plugin if you wire it correctly. However, if you didn't know the answer to this question. Have a PROFESSIONAL install it for you. Otherwise there is a good chance you will blow up the unit or burn your car.
1752759
A good rule for me was always to look for a converter with 50% more Watts as what the device needs max.Manufacturer says, 300 Watt only for short time or it will overheat. At least it has a "Thermal Fuse Protection", but i would not recommend it for a kitchen device (powder, liquid all around).
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I know this is an old post but it may help someone. Interesting that they'd say 9-12V. It will probably work, but this is what I know about car electronics. I'm a product design and electrical engineer and I've developed lots of products that plug into car cigarette lighter sockets. The 12V power is really "noisy" meaning there are spikes and jolts and surges all over the place. It's a nominal 13.5V on most electrical systems, though the newer cars with advanced electronics may clean that up a bit. But here's the deal: The "nominal" (average) already exceeds their 9-12V spec, and when you consider the spikes and surges, I'd think you'd be risking blowing out your DVD unit to plug it in with a direct 12V cord. The 9V cord not only transforms it down to a lower input voltage, but it has a switching regulator that adapts very quickly to quell spikes and surges. The replacement adapter from Philips is $12, but hey, that already fried! It probably didn't "fry itself", but more likely was fried by the car you used it in which may have had worse surges than the average car. I would get the $20 one from Radio Shack (m/n 273-369). Take in your player to a store and they'll fix you up with the correct tip in the right configuration. I'm not insensitive to your need for economy, but you are risking frying your whole $130 DVD player for want of $10 or $20 for a good power cord. Go without those Lattes for a week and get a quality power cord.