Power Inverter

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

I got a 750 Watt Power Inverter. which iirc can handle 7.5 amps (if the conversion is right)

What type of devices can you run with it? Id like to see what you all use your inverters for.

I know it will handle my 3 gallon air compressor and obviously some shop lights.....but what are its possibilities?

Billwill · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:11 pm

j-rod wrote:

I got a 750 Watt Power Inverter. which iirc can handle 7.5 amps (if the conversion is right)

What type of devices can you run with it? Id like to see what you all use your inverters for.

I know it will handle my 3 gallon air compressor and obviously some shop lights.....but what are its possibilities?

Well Watts are Watts.....you cannot run a 800 watt microwave....maybe a small fridge....a TV yes but not the surround sound Home Theatre that goes with it etc.

A small electric drill or power saw, sander.....as long as you watch the Watts it is OK....most invertors do not like fluerescent lights or rather most fluerescent lights do not like invertors.

The formula for Watts is Watts =Volts X Amps so if you are using a 12 volt battery and ignoring losses in the conversion then you would be drawing 62.5 amps from the battery....that is a lot of amperage!

KJ 119 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:54 pm

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:00 pm

You need to find out what the surge capacity is. You may have a 1,000 watt surge capacity. Anyway, that will determine the type of tool or appliance that you can run. Basically, you can run your cell phone, camcorder, stereo, laptop, TV, small power tools, and small kitchen appliances.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:20 pm

j-rod wrote:

I got a 750 Watt Power Inverter. which iirc can handle 7.5 amps (if the conversion is right)

You will also want to check to see if it’s rated for 750 watts of continuous power. Read the specifications carefully, because sometimes it can only hold 750 watts for a certain amount of time before dropping off to a lower continuous power.

j-rod wrote:

Id like to see what you all use your inverters for

I have probably used my inverter to power a small portable vacuum more times than anything else. I have a fetish for keeping the inside of my vehicle and camper clean. I’ve used it many times for off grid camping. I’ve never mounted it, so it’s kind of a pain to open the hood and hook it directly to the battery. But it’s better than nothing. We also use it to charge all of our electronics.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:59 pm

Some coffee pots too

most coffee pots are ~500ish

inverters are also rather lossy so best to run them directly from the battery - properly fused etc

A little electric blanket that tested out as about 300w popped the fuse on my power port during a road trip with my gf

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:18 am

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

Some coffee pots too

most coffee pots are ~500ish

inverters are also rather lossy so best to run them directly from the battery - properly fused etc

A little electric blanket that tested out as about 300w popped the fuse on my power port during a road trip with my gf

Yeah, from my understanding, the cigarette connector can’t handle much over 300-350 watts. The power wire is too small on a cigarette lighter for the amount of voltage.

I bet you rigged it up so it would pop the fuse..... :mrgreen:

It gave you a reason to snuggle a little tighter. :goink:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:50 am

heh

i stopped hooked it up to the battery and ran the feed line through my firewall access and told her to get in the backseat with the blanket and take a nap and I finished the 600 mile drive

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:06 am

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

heh

i stopped hooked it up to the battery and ran the feed line through my firewall access and told her to get in the backseat with the blanket and take a nap and I finished the 600 mile drive

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 1:08 am

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

it is 750W continuous and 1500W max...

it will be hard wired to battery with fuse.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:18 am

j-rod wrote:

it is 750W continuous and 1500W max...

it will be hard wired to battery with fuse.

That’s a fair amount of wattage. What types of things are you wanting to run off of it?

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

i know for sure my compressor and angle grinder.

then anything to make a weekend wheelin trip fun.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:07 pm

j-rod wrote:

it will be hard wired to battery with fuse.

Which Jeep?

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

dieselenthusiast wrote:

j-rod wrote:

it will be hard wired to battery with fuse.

Which Jeep?

the XJ. sorry.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:25 pm

j-rod wrote:

the XJ. sorry.

No reason to apologize, I was just curious where you were going to mount it.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:13 pm

j-rod wrote:

i know for sure my compressor and angle grinder.

then anything to make a weekend wheelin trip fun.

You'll want a 3000+ watt inverter for any air compressor as start up amps are crazy high for compressors and the amperage draw gets high when they start getting hot.Good compressors(OB air type,small) will pull almost 200amps for the higher end 100% duty cycle ones.

j-rod · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:05 pm **Posts:** 201

its just a little 2 gallon compressor....amp draw is only 2.5

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