Can you run a mobile A/C unit off this inverter?
2076503
Im not sure about the AC unit. we use it for lights and TV at our camp, I am not very happy with this inverter, we have had trouble with the alarm going off at 12.2 all the time. sometimes it work good and others no so good, it seems to have a mind of its own. Sorry not much help.
2076504
so far i have ran, hair curler, coffee maker Dvd player and Tv at the same time so to answer your question i do think you can run an AC unit out of it. so long as its not too big.
2076505
Check the watt rating on the A/C but I doubt it. It wouldn't even start the 120V blower motor on my home furnace. It did run a full size vacuum cleaner and a drill press with no problem. The thing to keep in mind is whether the inverter can handle the surge (appliances with motors draw more power at startup).
2076506
It depends on the a/c unit. Remember the start up power of the unit is going to be considerably higher than the wattage that the a/c states that it uses. Generally, 1600w is rather small for this use. I hope you have really good batteries for power source. A/C will drain then fast
2076507
Michelle your would have to look at the watts on the AC unit. ? And I could give u better answer This inverter is really a great unit but keep in mind battery. I tested it out and run a portable ac for 5 minutes on 1 fully charge battery. It worked great. My battery bank at the moment has 4 batterys links to solar panels AC unit would upto 30 minutes on what I have. Hope that helps you Inverter great. But you need a lot of batteries to run power drain units like AC Units
74812
No It's 120 volt a/c current . If you have an inverter to plug into your battery outlet on your vehicle you can run it that way.
97623
I doubt that the invertor would see the same high temp, the roof surface underneath the panels will not have sunlight on it so will not get as hot as the unprotected parts. Just my opinion:)
1716346
You might want to try very low gauge (means high capacity) wires from the battery to the inverter. I run a refrigerator off mine without any trouble.
621685
No. The unit comes with an AC/DC converter which runs either on 110 or 220 V. I am using it on 110 V.
228176
I'm plugged into a standard apartment outlet. The cord and plug on this thing is pretty thick so I probably wouldn't try using an inverter.
1418682
I had not problems using it in the car with an inverter. Heats up just like in the hotel/house.
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Mitch: It's not an inverter-quality "clean." Plug all your sensitive electronics into an APC/UPC battery-backup-surge-protector and you'll be good to go. Or go through a transfer switch to your building's main circuit panel. H--da has "clean" ones... ahem.... half-the-power and THREE-TIMES the price... Your choice, but these are good units. Good Luck!
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Not that I'm aware of unless there is a special converter or inverter, something of that nature. Sorry.
237324
Yes you can connect the inverter to a Breaker as long as the circuit panel is off grid
2070640
Solar is nothing more than a battery charger. If you can operate your a/c unit without plugging in or using a genertor then yes you can.
1082919
No. this unit needs to be connected to a battery. to connect to an outlet you would need an inverter to convert from ac to dc
1054555
No, But you can get a 120v adapter and run it from your car for tailgating partys!!! BESTEK 300W Power Inverter 12V DC to 110V AC Car Inverter with 3.1A Max Dual USB Ports for Smartphones, Tablets and More
1514489
I don't think you can, as the water it uses is housed in the reservoir built on the device. That function also requires AC power.
1319300
No way, Air Conditioners are the most energy demanding home appliance. To run even that small AC unit you need at least 1500 watts inverter doe to high starting power required, and you also need a huge 1200 Amp deep cycle battery bank, not your car battery and many solar panels to charge your batteries.
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Yes you can but you must have at least a 400 Watts continuous 800 Watts peak DC to AC inverter. I will also recommend you to use a Cobra. It works perfectly only on those conditions if you use less than 400 Watts it will shut down. The engine must be running. Hybrid cars can not provide enough energy to the DC to AC inverter.
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I'm sure you could, but at the rate this thing sucks down power it'll cost you some money. I had mine plugged into a "thermo cube" and let it turn on and off unsupervised.