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Re: OT? Power inverters in cars



Depends on the size in output and the watts you are consuming as to how long you would be able to run with flattening the vehicle battery.
 
Ours is used for medical equipment and as high availability is required as is the desire not to flatten the vehicle battery i fitted a split charge relay and additional battery.
 
As to reliability its been 100% over 18months use. They are well protected internally and seem bullet proof. Ours supplies 300watts to a 4 way block.
 
Steve.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] OT? Power inverters in cars

Apologies if this is off topic.

I would like to get a power inverter for my car, so that I can use
the laptop to show movies to the kids on long trips.  It would be
cheaper than a cigarette adapter and more flexible.

My question is whether they're reliable, particularly for
electronics.  I've heard that they can have problems maintaining the
required power consistently, maybe when the engine is turned off and
on?

Thanks for any help.


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