Charging by AC power: Can this inverter charge my batteries by household AC electricity?
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The inverter takes in DC power and outputs AC Power. Batteries need DC power to charge so the inverter cannot charge batteries.
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No, the opposite. While being used the inverter draws power from the battery and inverts it to alternating current and amplifies it to 125 volts. To figure your battery amp draw simply divide the total wattage of the device being powered by 12 (your supply voltage) and you will get your amp draw at the battery. For example if you had a 1200 watt load running, your battery amp draw would be approximately 100 amps. A load of this size would drain your average car battery in 10-15 minutes and possibly ruin the battery. Inverter/chargers are available, but to charge your batteries you need to plug in the inverter/charger to utility power. No, the opposite. While being used the inverter draws power from the battery and inverts it to alternating current and amplifies it to 125 volts. To figure your battery amp draw simply divide the total wattage of the device being powered by 12 (your supply voltage) and you will get your amp draw at the battery. For example if you had a 1200 watt load running, your battery amp draw would be approximately 100 amps. A load of this size would drain your average car battery in 10-15 minutes and possibly ruin the battery. Inverter/chargers are available, but to charge your batteries you need to... » Read More No, the opposite. While being used the inverter draws power from the battery and inverts it to alternating current and amplifies it to 125 volts. To figure your battery amp draw simply divide the total wattage of the device being powered by 12 (your supply voltage) and you will get your amp draw at the battery. For example if you had a 1200 watt load running, your battery amp draw would be approximately 100 amps. A load of this size would drain your average car battery in 10-15 minutes and possibly ruin the battery. Inverter/chargers are available, but to charge your batteries you need to plug in the inverter/charger to utility power. « Show Less
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I will have to get back to you on that question. I assume your inverter output is modified sine wave?Anyway i do belive you can charge the unit with dc power using a male male cord to go into your cigarette lighter. look up the manual online, it will say for sure.
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I do not on 1st blush, think that is in the design scheme. I have assume you have invested in a 12 Volt Battery bank having a substantial ampere/hour rating. The charger side of the box would keep the battery bank fully charged using the 120 Volt AC current. Should your 120V AC power be lost; you could then use the inverter function o the box could be used to power a very appliances or lights. If you are going to use the box in this maner a licensed electrical contractor should be used to wire the box and batteries. Safety 1st, electricity can kill in the event of you unknowingly become the difference in potential. Should you not understand the prior sentence, you need an electrician!!!
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This unit doesn't take a charge. It converts 12 dcv to 110 acv, so one can plug household things into it where there are no outlets like in a boat or in your car.
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The PW3500-12 does not have a built-in battery charger, nor does have an automatic sensor to detect a power failure to switch to the inverter's AC power. The inverter is designed to have the appliances plugged into any of the four AC outlets on the face of the inverter. You will need to manually turn on the inverter when needed.
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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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It is my impression that this inverter is meant for powering small things like cell phone chargers. If your scooter battery charger has anything near 150 watts of power consumption, I think it will overheat after awhile and trip the breaker.
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This may work, only if you can install isolating switches. Then you can select solar, or mains charging, or on-board ac with the inverter .I don't know if the solar charge controller can be hooked up with the ac charger in common. I can try it. Best to be careful, so there is isolation between the power sources.
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i want to us this inverter for camping...to power up my small home heater or electric blanket..will this inverter work
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If you are hooking this up by itself you'll only want a charge controller to prevent the battery from overcharging. If you are using this to hook up an ac plug in battery charger, then you need the inverter for the charger.
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not that I know of,if you wanted to use 12 volt,a 12 volt DC to AC inverter works good.
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Inverter needs 12 V input from the battery and will convert it to 120V for home use
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Yes, it can be charged with an AC home outlet without any adapters.... the car adapter is a plus
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It shouldn't cause problems. The inverter would only see the voltage from the charger not the current.
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The battery charges on normal household voltage of 110/120. I don't have 220/240 service so I can't help there.
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No, you will need an external switch to do that. Also you need to make sure it bypasses your charging system, so that you are not trying to charge your batteries from the inverter.