Was thinking about hooking this up to a battery so I could plug in my cpap machine while I am camping. Basically would this work in a tent, overnight?
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it has to be hooked up to a car battery if the car is on you run the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. if it's a marine-deep cycle battery maybe not. what is a c-pag machine and how many volts does it take
1983417
ihave no idea how many watts are required to run your machine, but here's the math so you can determine this. Multiply the battery's "Amp Hour" rating by it's voltage (12 volts let's say). This will give you the "Watt Hours" available to run the machine, presuming a fully charged battery. I presume also that the machine draws less than 500 watts....the rating of the inverter. Amazon sells a nice 12 volt 35 Amp Hour battery for about $65.00. SO: 35 AH X 12volts = 420 Watt Hours available (call it 200 watt hours because you never want to deplete the battery by more than 50%). As an example, let's say the machine draws 25 watts (check the labels or paperwork). So you have 200 watt hours available, divided by 25 watts = 8...the number of hours you should be able to run the machine with this inverter and that battery. Just find out the actual watt consumption of the machine and do the same math. By the way...for safety...I would leave the battery outsise the tent, with the inverter inside. I hope all of this was helpful.
1983418
it will work yes because it only needs 288 watts and this can handle 500 watts , but i would use a marine deep cycle battery and I would by a battery recharger and recharge the battery during the day...how long will you be camping for?
1983419
I bought this for emergency preparedness, I keep it in my faraday cage; I hope I never have to use it!
1983420
It would if the wattage requirements of the machine was less than the output of the inverter and you had a deep cycle battery of sufficient capacity. The battery might be a bit cumbersome to carry very far for camping purposes. For safety reasons, you might want to leave the battery and inverter sheltered outside the tent and use an extension cord.
856654
I have not used mine in a tent yet but I use it in my Motorhome and do not believe it would be a problem. I have 2 of them now and the unit itself does not getHot.
198300
Yes, but be aware of another potential problem. You are not supposed to use the humidifier while on battery power, to conserve energy. When, on a vacation in Turkey, I tried to use the system, I couldn't figure out how to attach the breathing tube directly to the CPAP unit. This was on a boat that lacked electric power. Turns out my tube was "electrified" in some way, and was not compatible with the battery system. Now I have an non-electrified tube. I have not had occasion to use the battery with the new tube yet, but I trust it will work. Moral of the story: test your equipment thoroughly before you go to Turkey. Yes, but be aware of another potential problem. You are not supposed to use the humidifier while on battery power, to conserve energy. When, on a vacation in Turkey, I tried to use the system, I couldn't figure out how to attach the breathing tube directly to the CPAP unit. This was on a boat that lacked electric power. Turns out my tube was "electrified" in some way, and was not compatible with the battery system. Now I have an non-electrified tube. I have not had occasion to use the battery with the new tube yet, but I trust it will work. Moral of the story: test your equipment... » Read More Yes, but be aware of another potential problem. You are not supposed to use the humidifier while on battery power, to conserve energy. When, on a vacation in Turkey, I tried to use the system, I couldn't figure out how to attach the breathing tube directly to the CPAP unit. This was on a boat that lacked electric power. Turns out my tube was "electrified" in some way, and was not compatible with the battery system. Now I have an non-electrified tube. I have not had occasion to use the battery with the new tube yet, but I trust it will work. Moral of the story: test your equipment thoroughly before you go to Turkey. « Show Less
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No and yes. It's used inside your house, probably on a bed, but not necessarily. It does need to be plugged into the grounding part of your outlet (the small round hole in the middle). I doubt it would be very effective outside as a sleeping bag since it couldn't be plugged up. The recovery bag has silver threads that help conduct the grounding electricity. I love mine and so do my two small Chihuahuas--a few nights of sleeping in it really helped them to be more clam and tractable.
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If your CPAP can work with 12V DC power, yes, the battery will work for you. Actully, we do have some customers bought this battery for CPAP machine. Here is one of our customers review: ------------------------ Keeps my CPAP running about 11 hours (without using the heated humidifier). It recharges rapidly by 12 Volt DC car adapter or 110 Volt AC. I believe it might be the best-priced option out there right now for CPAP users. It is low enough in watt hours for lithium ion batteries to legally take on a plane (DOT rules) but I have not tried to do so yet. --------------------------------------------------- We are sorry that we do not know what kind connector your CPAP machine needs. This battery comes with more than 16 interchangeable connector tip. Most likely, one of them will work for you. Best regards. BiXNet
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In a Coleman 4 person tent we were able to hang the fan from the hook in the top middle and have the battery on the side of the tent on the floor. It worked, but it would have been nice to have another foot to attach the cord to the side of the tent so it wasn't hanging through the middle.
1552054
No. It converts DC to AC. I use it to operate a CPAP machine using a 12 volt deep cycle battery while camping.
379535
7500 mAH will not keep a CPAP running all night, but it might let you ride through smaller (maybe 30-90 minutes, depending on your machine) outages - if it lets you charge it and take output at the same time. A battery to run a CPAP all night is much bigger (I have one that is 44,000 mAH).
1551635
No, you don't plug the device into the alarm.. The alarm is plugged into any outlet you wish, but it does not have a feed-thru plug for the device you are concerned with. In my own case I got it because I use CPAP breathing device for sleep apnea and I wanted a firm alarm if power fails. If you are concerned that a particular branch circuit may fail, you could use a double outlet or a power strip with an unused outlet on it. The device has a self contained battery to power the alarm if the circuit power trips or goes off, and if the battery is dead or runs down, there will be no alarm sounded. No, you don't plug the device into the alarm.. The alarm is plugged into any outlet you wish, but it does not have a feed-thru plug for the device you are concerned with. In my own case I got it because I use CPAP breathing device for sleep apnea and I wanted a firm alarm if power fails. If you are concerned that a particular branch circuit may fail, you could use a double outlet or a power strip with an unused outlet on it. The device has a self contained battery to power the alarm if the circuit power trips or goes off, and if the battery is dead or runs down, there will be no alarm sounded.
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Yes you can use it in a tent but like any heater especially a propane one it will get VERY hot and if you tip it over it WILL catch a tent on fire pretty quick. I have used this in a tent and it did well, but I let it run for awhile to heat up the tent and I turned it off right before I get into my sleeping bag and call it a night. Also like any other propane heater just make sure you have plenty of ventilation in case of possible carbon monoxide.
1471592
I have A Phillips Respironics restart pro and after turning off heated tube and humidifier only got 1 night of use before needed recharged but did work used while out camping in tent recommend car charger or extra battery
1564112
The unit has an low oxygen shutoff which makes it great for indoors or even camping in a tent. Also it features an auto shutoff if the unit tips over. I did a video showcasing some of the features and an overview of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTIVjDoSvLM
1296120
Yes. I am using two 12 volt deep cycle batteries and have dry camped for 2 weeks with little generator use and works great
1213003
I have this unit for charging my HD Road King while on the road. If there is an available electric plug, it's great to be able to top off the battery overnight, especially if at a campground. One day, I forgot to turn off the lights, and the battery went dead. It took a solid 3 days to charge the battery due to the low output of this unit (my normal Battery Tender would have done it in a day).
1576604
Hi there. For camping. and sleeping on the back of my pickup truck. Im using a 100 watt solar pannel connected to a 125 mah battery with a 1000 watt power inverter. I also use a 200 watt heater( smallest I could find) so I wont drain the battery so quick. in other words this one can be use as well in a setu up like mine or if you want to use it in your car battery you would need to connect the 1000 watt amp DIRECTLY from the car battery. DONOT connect it of cigaret outlet. it will blow the fuse since those dont allow to go up to 1000 watts. any questions just ask :)
403407
That depends entirely on things like how big are the lightbulbs and how frequently and how long you intend listen/watch radio/tv. It is intended for emergency use, or for temporary camping. It would not be a "permanent" solution for not having electrical power, even in the jungles of Peru, I'm afraid.
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I think so - I used one to sleep on camping in the back of a cargo van. Worked great!