Can I use this with a car battery upstairs where I need to take the battery out of the car? I don't know much about these things, thanks in advance!
1494625
Yes you can; depending on what you plug in to it, the battery may drain quickly.E.g. a light bulb may be 60 watts; a microwave or toaster oven 1000 watts.Car batteries don't produce a lot of power; marine batteries are a little better.With the battery in the car, you can run the engine as a generator and re-charger.
1494626
Don't use a car battery, get an AGM battery. They are more expensive but worth it.
1494627
You can, but the battery would not last long. It is designed to be used while the vehicle is running. I am very pleased with mine, it works great!! A lot of power at a great price!!!
1494628
Yes you can; depending on what you plug in to it, the battery may drain quickly. E.g. a light bulb may be 60 watts; a microwave or toaster oven 1000 watts. Car batteries don't produce a lot of power; marine batteries are a little better. With the battery in the car, you can run the engine as a generator and re-charger.
1494629
yes, my power bright is connected to 2 batteries and works fine--if you want to get proper voltage, make sure your battery is charged up. I am hooked to two batteries, but hooked so I only pull 12 to 13 volts
2197627
Wellll, Yes it can, but you don't want to do it.Google and instructables dot com would be your friends here. At a high level the steps are:1. Identify + and - connections on battery.2. Break open battery case (preferably a dead one).3. Remove batteries.4. Add wires to battery contacts.5. Connect wire to a 12 volt DC power supply with 'enough' amps, or to your car battery (better watch that polarity!)But given the fact that a new battery is around 35 bucks - it aint worth doing.
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If you hook this up, with a device connected to it all the time, yes as long as there is power to it all the time, it will drain the battery. The drop in voltage would depend upon what is connected to it and what the draw rate of that item is. When you hook this up to the fuse panel you will need to be on a circuit with a minimum of a 10amp fuse. You will also need to find a circuit that turns off by the ignition switch when the key is removed, or you will need to unplug your device to eliminate the draw of voltage by the device plugged in to this cord. If that doesn't help then re-read this answer until you understand it. ++ ~Automotive Technician~ specializing in Automotive Electrical Circuits ++ If you hook this up, with a device connected to it all the time, yes as long as there is power to it all the time, it will drain the battery. The drop in voltage would depend upon what is connected to it and what the draw rate of that item is. When you hook this up to the fuse panel you will need to be on a circuit with a minimum of a 10amp fuse. You will also need to find a circuit that turns off by the ignition switch when the key is removed, or you will need to unplug your device to eliminate the draw of voltage by the device plugged in to this cord. If that doesn't help then re-read... » Read More If you hook this up, with a device connected to it all the time, yes as long as there is power to it all the time, it will drain the battery. The drop in voltage would depend upon what is connected to it and what the draw rate of that item is. When you hook this up to the fuse panel you will need to be on a circuit with a minimum of a 10amp fuse. You will also need to find a circuit that turns off by the ignition switch when the key is removed, or you will need to unplug your device to eliminate the draw of voltage by the device plugged in to this cord. If that doesn't help then re-read this answer until you understand it. ++ ~Automotive Technician~ specializing in Automotive Electrical Circuits ++ « Show Less
1316208
Yea you could but I could tell you this bro the battery has like good 1 in all around so it move around..best bet is to use the stock battery holder from a honda civic and just drill out the holes to where you want.. Like the trunk like I did
434183
This particular model has alligator clamps that attach to car battery terminals. As far as I know, that's the only way you can use it. However, there is/are at least one other model that can be plugged into a regular electrical receptacle. I don't think you can get one that does both. But I bought this one because it puts out more pressure coming from the battery. And will always have power if you need it when with the car. Somewhere else, you might not have electrical access.
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As long as you don't have anything plugged in that is turned on and using power then you should be fine. It would draw very low power without anything turned on. I wouldn't think it could come close to draining a car battery unless you didn't crank the vehicle for weeks at a time.
879027
No, you need something specifically designed for that. Look under car starting battery or charger
1551254
There is a Battery pack called "T Power C" that can be used to provide power in lieu of draining your car battery. Google for the website. Could be available on Amazon of Ebay.
57667
Not that I was aware off. I wired mine to the inside from the outside battery. Just have to make sure your wire gauge will handle the currant. All you are doing is cutting power. No different than wiring you car battery to the trunk.
1931274
If you have an AC outlet in your vehicle you should be able to do it. I would recommend having the vehicle running, so as not to drain your battery. It only operates on AC.
443388
It depends on how you wire this in. The unit effectively isolates the two batteries well, but you have to set it up so the start battery is not drained by any other circuits in the car. What that amounts to is that the only thing on the starter circuit is the starter battery with the starter. The other battery runs all the accesories, ignition, etc. If you have the starter battery running everything as well as the starter and you drain it, the auxillary battery is still isolated, that is what the unit does, it isolates the second battery from a drain situation. The only way to make it function in the manner you want as a starter battery is if you actually jump the two positive posts together. Think of this unit as actually isolating the batteries completely when one (the one you set) goes below about 12.8 volts (if i remember right). As a side note to this, we used this to wire in a small battery to run the ignition and other circuits on our Factory Five GTM and isolated the starter battery because we had a circuit drain on the ignition system that we have not been able to isolate yet. The starter battery remains charged and whenever the car is running the alternator charges both batteries the way it should. However, when the auxillary battery is run down, even though the starter battery is fine, the ignition system will not turn the solenoid on to the starter. So think through that as well.
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It is a trickle charger, so you can leave the battery connected to the car. Very low charging, and this product is "smart" in that once it senses the battery is fully charged, it switches to a maintenance mode to protect the car. Disconnecting the battery is not a bad idea, just to be safe....but I'm a little lazy and leave it connected.
941267
It depends on your car some cars have slow constant drains in them from security systems and lighting and advanced electronics and these would trick the Sansour into giving incorrect readings on your batteries voltage so most of the time the battery is suggested to be disconnected but if it's just for a little top off charge you can get away with it
1609848
This product is mostly used to disconnect/connect power from the battery to the vehicle. If you know enough about circutry, it might work for your second battery. If you do not know about circutry, I would recommend you consult an Automotive Technician before experimenting.
87210
Yes you can. We have included alligator clips that will attach directly to your cars battery for just this reason.
2225639
This has an AGM battery that is 12V inside it, so yes it can be connected to another such battery (and it doesn't matter whether you're using it for "jumpstarting" a car or for adding time to how long a deep cycle battery will last, it does all of the above). Just beware that the battery inside this may not be as powerful as it's made to sound. It's actually rated "22 amp-hour" hinting it can supply 1 amp for 22 hours (at 12V), or 2 amps for 11 hours, or 3 amps for 7 hours, etc. Many deep cycle batteries (that are about the same size as a car battery) can supply 6 amps for 8 hours, so this is about 1/2 the power (and 1/2 the weight). This has an AGM battery that is 12V inside it, so yes it can be connected to another such battery (and it doesn't matter whether you're using it for "jumpstarting" a car or for adding time to how long a deep cycle battery will last, it does all of the above). Just beware that the battery inside this may not be as powerful as it's made to sound. It's actually rated "22 amp-hour" hinting it can supply 1 amp for 22 hours (at 12V), or 2 amps for 11 hours, or 3 amps for 7 hours, etc. Many deep cycle batteries (that are about the same size as a car battery) can supply 6 amps... » Read More This has an AGM battery that is 12V inside it, so yes it can be connected to another such battery (and it doesn't matter whether you're using it for "jumpstarting" a car or for adding time to how long a deep cycle battery will last, it does all of the above). Just beware that the battery inside this may not be as powerful as it's made to sound. It's actually rated "22 amp-hour" hinting it can supply 1 amp for 22 hours (at 12V), or 2 amps for 11 hours, or 3 amps for 7 hours, etc. Many deep cycle batteries (that are about the same size as a car battery) can supply 6 amps for 8 hours, so this is about 1/2 the power (and 1/2 the weight). « Show Less
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Yes you can, but in the long run it's not good for the battery. It also has the car charger.