Can i plug the inverter directly to the grid of my house instead to a battery pack?
924529
In a word... Yes. But it is more complicated to have a grid tied system. You basically have to have your house wired for a generator. But 100 Watts isn't like to even put a dent in your monthly power bill. A kilowatt hour costs about 7 cents so... every ten hours you will save 7 cents on your power bill.
937540
As long as you have a large enough battery bank feeding it there should be no problem. I have a series-parallel battery bank with 12 batteries with a 1,400 amp capacity & my inverter never misses a beat.
855536
No, you Can not!!!You need to plug in some equipment that transforms the energy to 110volts
1040829
Yes. I have used it plugged into the house, a generator as well as a 12 volt to 120 volt inverter.
909773
yes, this unit has an inverter, which converts battery power (12 volt) to ac power, like you have in your house
2205414
Not sure if you can or not. We bought it for our off grid sauna and leave it plug into the solar panel the entire time we are there on vacation. If I remember correctly the batteries are housed in the light fixture, so I would think it is possible. You may want to ask someone that uses it at home, as we only get up to the cabin once or twice a year due to the distance from home. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.
888368
I can't see why not either. While driving, this gadget and the car's battery are both being charged by the car's system, which has many times the necessary output to run everything all by itself. You wouldn't want to use the inverter when you were charging the battery from the wall charger, but there's no reason to try that in the first place.
1319305
Not a chance, this inverter is for small appliances. Lamps, hand drill, charging battery's , radios.
1852845
yes, as long as the inverter is not plugged into ac the solar panel will charge the batteries through the controller. if the ac is plugged in and the inverter starts to charge the controller will no longer supply the batteries with a charge through the solar panels.
84085
Unless you get a very expensive, sophisticated system, you will not be able to hook into the house electrical system. Most panels and windchargers produce 12 V DC. It has to be inverted to 120 V AC and still can't be connected to household power. For most of us it is best to just power certain things on solar and keep everything else on the grid.
826464
No, actually there is not. What you have is in effect a local source of 120VAC, isolated from the power grid and from ground. I'm not sure what would happen if you grounded the output outlet. It might short the inverter circuitry to ground and cause a failure.
235037
i want to us this inverter for camping...to power up my small home heater or electric blanket..will this inverter work
344542
i would not recommend using this with an inverter, you would be creating a fire hazard.
425231
Hi ThereI run the inverter off of a 27D size 12 volt battery on my boat that is charged from a 120 amp alternator off of the motor.
393646
Gene,We have a couple of inverters that would work. Are you going to set your system up as a 12 volt or 24 volt system.Joe
1573750
You'll need a charge controller so the connection will be: panels>controller>batteries>inverter
1656133
No. If you think about it the power source could be any distance away from where you want to mount the inverter so it's an added cost but that's not unexpected.