Can i hook this up to a marine battery and leave it ON permanently?
906457
If the battery is not charging, the inverter will slowly drain the battery, even if the inverter is not in use, when the inverter is turned on. However, you can turn the inverter off with the power button on the inverter, and leave the inverter hooked up to the battery without drain, as far as I know.
906458
Yes....be sure and use isolation diode between battery and charging system as not to run down vehicle start battery
906459
You could, but id does run an LED display and a fan. So it will drain you battery eventually without some kind of charger on it.
906460
Yes, But you will have to periodically keep re-charging that Marine battery! Hooked up and turned on means the Inverter is pulling a bit of current even when nothing is plugged into it, To not use up the battery you need to just turn it on when needed. Make sure you put fuses from the battery to the inverter also!
1879221
I have only used it for my boat (12V marine battery) and it works fine. It works great for any 12V battery. I am not sure what kind of battery you use. I suggest you contact the manufacturer..they were very helpful to me.
365286
I don't know that. I always go out on a full charge and added wiring to my boat battery so a cigarette lighter power adapter can be hooked up to the battery. then to go from cigarette lighter adapter to the ICOM unit with that style cable that came with it. I also added a 2nd battery to my boat to make electrical things dependable when I run my lil 18 footer out 10 mi or better from shore. The radio is nice but I really don't want to have to use it.
359753
According to the instructions, it should only be used for marine batteries when off the boat. If operated in a confined space it could cause an explosion.
1009544
I just picked up a battery at my local fleet farm. The key is to ensure that you get a marine battery since it is going to be subjected to constant trickle charging and full discharge situations. Typically any marine battery will work as the system only needs 12volts to run on. They had a "Resolute MDC24" marine battery on sale, that stated you might be able to find one cheaper through Amazon Prime.
2136779
No, it just plugs in. If it suitable for marine use it should be watertight enough for automotive use.
1078890
I'm thinking it would work using a marine/boat battery (deep cycle) but they're pretty heavy.
931799
No real suggestion. I presume 12 volt car battery. Possible poor connection? Current should be less than 12 amps. Mine stays bright for hours (should get > 100 from deep cycle marine battery).
353488
Yes and no. Its a direct wire to a 12volt source. In my boat a large marine battery.
689080
It is 24 volt so you would need 2 deep cycle marine batteries. Any brand would is fine.
1319440
It would be best to power up the marine outlet with it's own source of power. Be sure to use an in line fuse.
1626003
Not sure if you can. Mine came programmed to all the marine channels. Sorry I'm not much help, I have mine on my boat.
70469
Seems to be working on my 12 volt marine battery. I've got LED lighting hooked up to it.
899485
You can certainly connect it directly to the battery; however that connection needs to be fused appropriately. Also, "the winch" you referenced may be an issue since the auxiliary fuse panel is only rated for 100 amps. If you wire directly to the battery I would ensure that you have an inline 100 amp fuse close to your battery. I installed mine with a reset-able breaker (100 amp) between the battery and the fuse panel.
1417770
Yes, you can leave it plugged in 24/7. If you were not going to start your car for a month, you might want to unplug it, but even then, it wouldn't use enough power to drain your battery. If you have a digital watch, think how long it will run on it's little tiny battery. Just about the same thing with this little voltage meter. I have mine in a boat and I never unplug it.
2107161
probably will. Pumps are high inductive loads that pull a lot of power to start up. You might also consider a 12 volt bilge pump connected directly to the marine battery. Will require a bit of plumbing, but more energy efficient since you don't have to convert voltage. Also, you could set up the bilge pump with it's own float switch so it comes on automatically.What if you are not home when the power goes out? Who will move the plug for the 120 Volt bilge pump from the wall to the inverter?
2031212
In theory that would work, but if the battery is discharged it will probably burn the module up trying to maintain the current