I am completely ignorant when it comes to electricity. If I use a 75 Watt power inverter to power this from my car will anything terrible happen?
359777
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.
359778
I can't answer this for sure but it says in the instructions that it's 50 watts. If you're using a 75 watt adapter I personally wouldn't use it but I did see amazon sells an adapter for car usage. That might be something to look into.
359779
I wouldn't think so. Make sure the outside lid is on tight while your heating your meal and unplug the unit when you're ready to eat.
2236825
I think you panels are a little too powerful for this converter, it's only 240 Watt. It's a great little item for running devices directly from Solar Panels, I was using it yesterday. I connected it to a Renogy 50 Watt bendable panel then the output to a 100 Watt "cigarette lighter" style inverter. Then I plugged my 45 Watt base guitar amplifier into it and boomed out the neighborhood with a tuneful little melody! The trick is getting the 20 Volt Solar Panel output down to 12 Volts for an inverter, but be careful you don't overpower it!
157432
as a previous owner of one of these i wouldnt recommend buying this inverter i had one and it didnt last but a few days on 2 100 watt panels wired paralell the most wattage i ever saw was 112 wats and 18.8 volts
1656132
No.The inverter will require a good quality 0/1 gauge power cable. You can purchase wiring kits online or buy the cables for power, ground (and a circuit breaker) by the foot at any local custom car stereo store. If you haven't wired anything like this before it is wise to have them do the entire installation. Your dealing with a lot of power any error will likely result in fire.
1177058
its only 35 watts so it a switch should have no trouble with it, the negative can be grounded to the body of the car or bike
1213938
I use it with a 1600 watt inverter and it works great. Just that if you don't drive it very often, I would disconnect it.
1528835
Yes, from the law of conservation of energy (physics) it's clear that you can't get energy/power for nothing so if you're using this inverter it is drawing power from somewhere (your car battery). However, the car's battery is constantly re-charged when the engine is running so your battery shouldn't run out if you're driving while using the inverter. Also, how fast the battery drains depends on what you have plugged into the inverter. If you're just charging a phone, little power is used as compared to having a hair dryer plugged into it. So, long story short -- don't charge or run high-power devices for long periods of time with this (or any) inverter while your car is turned off because that will quickly drain your battery. If you're driving, you should be fine but your gas mileage will probably go down (conservation of energy again, your car has to get energy from somewhere to be able to recharge your battery -- it gets this energy from gasoline). Hope this helps, sorry for the in-depth info -- I'm an electrical engineer and haven't had a change to 'nerd out' yet today :-)
460987
This unit only draws 50 watts, half an amp. A 100 watt inverter plugged into your cars 12V plug is more than you'll need to run this unit in a car.
195721
The Product Description clearly states that it IS intended for automotive use! You DO NOT need an inverter; the unit runs on auto voltage; it has a power adapter which takes the 120 AC [house current] down to 9 to 14.4 DC. Just throw away the power adapter which comes with it and wire it directly to your vehicle (12-14 DC).
476716
I think this heater pulls a lot of current. I have not tried the in my car power supply, but sometimes other devices will not work in my car.
2136883
No. Just keeps putting out up to 2 watts of power. Should not be a big deal unless you have a really tiny battery. Automotive batteries will have no problems.
1683600
The wires used to wire a cigarette lighter plug will not accommodate a 2000 watt inverter. The wires in your car will melt the insulation probably if you go over 300 watts.
138841
Ashley,You would have to keep air circulating around the inverter or it will get hot and shut down.Joe
2252266
It's set up for 110, so if you go through an inverter it should be fine. I personally wouldn't try anything else just for liability.
138162
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.
1533188
That all depends on the 12V power source, the inverter will run as long as you have power going into it
1166406
NO! That would draw too much power and fry this thing and likely start a fire as it is no properly fused. Get a power inverter that ties directly into the battery instead.