would the VC2000W inverter run a 13.5 amp snow blower off my car battery and for how long
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No. It converts 110V-&gt;220V or 200-240V-&gt;110V AC. It doesn't take 12V DC (or 24V DC sometimes) that car electric system uses. Look for a so-called car inverter.
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This is not an inverter, rather a transformer to step up or down between 120 or 220 AC volts
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No. It converts 110V->220V or 200-240V->110V AC. It doesn't take 12V DC (or 24V DC sometimes) that car electric system uses. Look for a so-called car inverter.
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you really need to call the manufacture and ask what the Watt draw is, if its to close for it you might damage the inverter, also power drain on battery could damage it as well, might not be even able to turn of the car.. best bet is to find the watts on the blower, and get a similar Honda silent generator for gas. something like this Hyundai HY2000si, 2000 Running Watts/2200 Starting Watts, Gas Powered Portable Inverter, CARB Compliant
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The battery bank is the power supply so have good deep cycle batterys a lot of amps are needed to run this inverter. The 1500 watts is close to 15 amps of current for as long as the batterys can supply the current. The inverter supplys peak amps to start things up but for a short time only. You must always know the watts/amps of the load you run with the inverter as not to over load it or a fuse will blow and it will over heat. Inverters or made mostly for short useage as they eat up a battery fast. The surge power is only on start up as fast as you cut it on or the load pulls current then it normal power after that. The battery bank is the power supply so have good deep cycle batterys a lot of amps are needed to run this inverter. The 1500 watts is close to 15 amps of current for as long as the batterys can supply the current. The inverter supplys peak amps to start things up but for a short time only. You must always know the watts/amps of the load you run with the inverter as not to over load it or a fuse will blow and it will over heat. Inverters or made mostly for short useage as they eat up a battery fast. The surge power is only on start up as fast as you cut it on or the load pulls current then... » Read More The battery bank is the power supply so have good deep cycle batterys a lot of amps are needed to run this inverter. The 1500 watts is close to 15 amps of current for as long as the batterys can supply the current. The inverter supplys peak amps to start things up but for a short time only. You must always know the watts/amps of the load you run with the inverter as not to over load it or a fuse will blow and it will over heat. Inverters or made mostly for short useage as they eat up a battery fast. The surge power is only on start up as fast as you cut it on or the load pulls current then it normal power after that. « Show Less
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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.
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It would run it for about 18 minutes if fully charged. The inverter has the power and if you have enough battery it will run fine.
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The inverter is a 3500 W. 4 1500 W equals 6000 w. That would mean you would need 2. I use this inverter on my boat. It runs a household refrigerator of approximately 1800 W. The best thing about this inverter is that it will shut down if it is back fed. Since I switch from AC to DC this feature is extremely valuable. I would recommend this inverter because I have tried Xanax and I burnt out 4 them. As far as the amount of battery you need it all depends on how long you going to run the unit.
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I use a 425 Watt DC/AC inverter hooked up to my car battery. No issues at all. Only takes a few minutes to inflate.
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I wouldn't use an inverter for something like that. Most charging systems on vehicles aren't large enough to keep up with something like that. Occasionally for a few minutes would be ok just not continuous.
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This has a fair chance of running those lights, but keep in mind this is a battery with a limited supply of power. The battery is rated as "26 amp-hour" hinting it'll give you 1 amp at 12V for 26 hours, or 2 amps for 13 hours, etc, so for it to last 10 hours means you can't use over ~2.5 amps. When running things off the inverter, the overall power used is about the same but the 12V gets changed into 120V and the amps get changed from 2.5 amps to 0.25. I just tried a string of 26 LEDs (with the 1-2 inch cone on each) that shows 0.04 amp draw, so I could only put 5-6 of those together if expecting 10 hours. You may need to check yours to be sure of what yours needs since they may be different (I used the "kill-a-watt" meter to measure mine that you may want to consider getting to see exactly what yours use).
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This unit runs on 120 VAC; I plug it into an extension cord along with my engine block warmer and run it from household current. This works fine; I leave the wrap on the battery year 'round.
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You'd have to figure out the current draw of your particular model. The inverter size only accounts for how many watts you can pull at once. High wattage items require bigger inverters (the fridge, heaters, microwaves) but these items will also drain a battery fast. A baby inverter might run a cell phone charger and some LED lights for a long time but these are low wattage (low power demand) items...The items demand and the battery capacity determine run time. Do the math and check this out.... http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t4590/12v-DC-current-draw-for-REMStar-Auto.html Also....for insurance, some of us off road types run two deep cycle batteries...insurance for failure and also double the capacity for trail tools and welders.
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hi i tried the aims 5000watt 240v it is only 240 on one side it is not 240 as we would know it for a house elect. system. i found this out the hard way i blew half of my house out! plus the amp of this is only 30 amps would not evan start my air compresor. the best inverter for your buck (and i tried mahy of them for 15 years) is a wagon inverter they seem to hold up a lot better under rough power draws. they are also a little easyer on the pocket book.i hope this will help you. i have found this all out by trial and eare i can not spell sorry.if you have any more? just ask.
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I have only used the twelve volt system in my vehicle. Since I posted issues with my inverter, I took a two day trip. The inverter worked great the whole time. I have complete confidence in it now.
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Most inverters have an intermittent and continuous rating (in the fine print). Usually the intermittent rating (higher) is the advertised rating. Have a look at the fine print on it. If it says 50 or more you are good to go. The worst that will happen is it won't run and you need a slightly bigger inverter - they are cheap. If you run it for very long periods without the engine running there is a remote possibility your car won't start.
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This inverter will power anything that runs a 120v plugin if you wire it correctly. However, if you didn't know the answer to this question. Have a PROFESSIONAL install it for you. Otherwise there is a good chance you will blow up the unit or burn your car.
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It uses a 200 AMP ANL Fuses. Make sure that the lead wires to the inverter are no longerthen 4 feet and are at least 2/0 (two aught) wire in thickness. Use two heavy duty marine gradebatteries in parallel maintaining a longer drain@ 12 volts.
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I remember researching this before. The manufacturer won't say exactly. Read the forums on nPower. I might be able to figure it out with my multimeter when I get home. I thought theoretically, you could figure it out with an equation. it was enough to start my v6 2.1L engine. The inverter to ac isn't much. If my calc is right, 400W at 120V is only 3.3A on AC, but you can't expect much from a 12v battery. I thought dc was supposed to be infiinite, but I suppose you're looking for cranking amps. Overall, I was very pleased with how the nPower performed. I went a couple of months before finally diagnosing my car battery. The nPower got a fairly large engine through a cold Wisconsin winter with a bad cell in a relatively small car battery.