two questions: how can you hook this up to a car battery and will this work with a continuous 120v 10amp draw? thanks!
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 -.
2067996
Yes, it should to wire you will need 4 Gauge wire to run to the battery and place were its dry in vehicle . I got a Power Drive 1500 inverter that comes with the wiring included for a little more money, because 4 Gauge wire is not cheap. that I run in my semi truck and never had a problem.
2067997
Yes it will connect up to a car battery, you will have to purchase additional cables to go from the battery to the inverter because the inverter does not come with any. Depending on what you use this inverter for there is modified sine wave and pure sine wave, this inverter is modified sine wave, which means HDTVs and or devices like health equipment is not advices, laptops etc will run fine. My HDTV runs on it but it has a weird buzz.
2067998
it has a positive and negative cable that connects to the battery and on your second question yes as long as it's not over 1200 watts
2067999
Greetings Josh. You will need some battery cables to hook this up to a car battery. Include a fuse (150 amp) and battery disconnect switch. A continuous 120 volt 10 amp draw is probably more than this can handle. Also, a car battery will go flat in short order with that much current draw. 10 amps at 120 volts = 100 amps at 12 volts. Recommend you go with a larger unit that can handle 1600-2000 watts, and a larger battery bank, unless you will be keeping the engine running. Hope that helps.
936204
LOL- first I've heard of this one, but creative none the less. I don't think it will work. It draws low amperage, but it is designed to work from a 12 volt system that delivers a regular and consistent voltage input.
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.
71110
I have it plugged in to a 4 way plug which in turn is plugged in to my only available port. I have 2 other things plugged in to this also and have had no battery problems. It states that it is 12V. I don't know if this answers your question or not. My car (2011 Honda CRV) automatically shuts all power off to the charger when I turn the car off so I have no worry of battery drain.
1047789
Although, it's been a few days since the question was asked, but someone else might have the same question.As "candycab" posted, the device itself, works with 12V output (unknown how much current) and input of 120VAC 50-60Hz. The biggest question still out, is the amount of current the supply need to provide. Once you know the current, you can purchase any power supply that does provide the 12V with (unknown) current and the right power connector.
625218
Yes, I have this connected to a 12 volt car battery and it works great. Best practice to use a fuse.
316770
It draws around 10 amps at 120 volts. I plug mine into a general branch circuit and so far it works well.
864264
Since it uses 8 1.5v batteries you could use a 220v ac to 12v dc adapter (or a car lighter power tap) but you would need to wire it in yourself at your own risk. I have used it plugged (fused adapter) into a car lighter w/no problems.
141745
We used it for a laptop that only draws 1.5 amp. Worked great for that. I would look on the label of the vacuum and it should tell you how many watts and amps it uses. You need to leave car running because it will drain your battery quik. Hope this helps
545240
It will draw a straight 7 amps. on DC. It will drain a deep cycle battery (high capacity) in a day, thus, they state that one must have a vehicle running if you are going to run it on your car battery. Most car batteries do not have a large amperage capacity, and you will drain it down quickly if on DC. Not recommended to do this if you want to be able to start your vehicle. You will need to switch to AC (if available), or propane, after reaching your desigination.
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.
1973893
I use mine with the converter. It should be ok to wire it to a 12 VDC battery BUT be sure to put an in-line fuse rated slightly higher than the input current shown on the amplifier label sticker. Car batteries can provide dangerous levels of current to a short circuit.
478376
If u run off your car battery I would keep your eye on voltage gauge. I use it in a tractor with opti idle so I don't worry about it draining my batt.
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.
1113876
The Battery Tenders that I have purchased have a couple wiring harnesses included. The first set has alligator clips and the second connect permanently to the battery posts. The opposite end of the harnesses have a polarized plug that connects to the Tender so you can't get it backwards. Just connect whichever harness you choose to the battery and the other end to the Tender and plug the tender in to a 120V outlet. Very easy and virtually fool proof.Hope this answers your question!
733773
yes you can. even though it says 13.8v it can be used for any kind of electronic with a 12v DC rated input. The power supply is rated at 13.8v is because a car battery has alot more amps than the power suppy can give from the 120v home outlet so the voltage is raised to compensate for the amp rating. i however would not reccomend using a wire that has a guage than 12, it can definatly burn up the power supply. if you have any more questions feel free to ask.
689010
The unit only pulls 100 amps when you in essence create a short circuit across the battery terminals through a big power resistor. You should not hold the short for more than 10 seconds. If the needle stays in the green during that period you have a good Automotive battery which is often called upon during an engine start to pull 300 to 450 amps. I have found it to show useful information on several types of 12v batteries, but I am not sure that it was designed for a deep cycle battery. It did find deep cycle batteries that dropped into the yellow from the green, and they were older batteries. I would try to contact the manufacturer for more engineering data. Hope this helps. Dick