How do you charge the battery on this? It is portable so does that mean I can take it anywhere and us the AC ports without it being hooked up
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There is no internal battery for you to charge on this unit. This device needs to be connected to a battery to work because its primary function is to invert DC current into AC current so you can use small household appliances, tools, stereo, lights etc... I've used this particular model for several years and it's my favorite inverter. I typically connect it to my car battery and I can power most of my office during a power outage. Note: Please be aware that a 500 Watt inverter like this one will drain your car battery very quickly if the car isn't running.
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It has no batteries. You must connect the leads to a DC source such as your car's battery.
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This is a power inverter. There is no battery in it. It is made to hook up to a 12 volt DC battery (car battery) using the clamps and it converts the DC power into AC power. You can then plug AC equipment (equipment usually plugged into you outlets at home)and operate them. It is portable, so you can take it anywhere; but you have to have a DC power source available to use it. You also have to be careful not to overload the unit. Make sure the equipment you want to operate (small tv, radio, hair dryer ...etc) doesn't draw more power than the inverter is capable of providing. Hope this helps. John This is a power inverter. There is no battery in it. It is made to hook up to a 12 volt DC battery (car battery) using the clamps and it converts the DC power into AC power. You can then plug AC equipment (equipment usually plugged into you outlets at home)and operate them. It is portable, so you can take it anywhere; but you have to have a DC power source available to use it. You also have to be careful not to overload the unit. Make sure the equipment you want to operate (small tv, radio, hair dryer ...etc) doesn't draw more power than the inverter is capable of providing. Hope this... » Read More This is a power inverter. There is no battery in it. It is made to hook up to a 12 volt DC battery (car battery) using the clamps and it converts the DC power into AC power. You can then plug AC equipment (equipment usually plugged into you outlets at home)and operate them. It is portable, so you can take it anywhere; but you have to have a DC power source available to use it. You also have to be careful not to overload the unit. Make sure the equipment you want to operate (small tv, radio, hair dryer ...etc) doesn't draw more power than the inverter is capable of providing. Hope this helps. John « Show Less
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their is no battery it runs by either being connected to a car battery or the 12 v hole you use to charge you phone in the car. if you use the 12 v hole it produces a maxium of 100 volts if you use the car battery it produces 500 volts
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no you must have it plugged into a power port on your car or connected to the battery what you are looking for would be solar and would cost big bucks but amazon has them
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It has to be hooked up to your battery or lighter to have 12 volts of power which is inverted to power your 110 items
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I'd like to clarify that the USB port is for charging another device, not for charging the battery. In other words, it has a USB port like you would find on your computer for plugging something else in to charge. You can not power this charger via USB, only by plugging it into a wall outlet.
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There is no port for AC. I t is strictly battery operated. Hope that helps.
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No problem dude! Its powerd by the USB port! You dont have to plug it on the wall
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I don't believe there is an AC adapter available. Curious as to why you would want one? Battery life is pretty long. I like being able to pick it up and take to wherever I'm working without having to be near a plug.
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It is set up for a standard 110v wall plug. It does not seem to use much power so to make it portable you could use a 12v battery (even a small one like the ones on kids toys could be strapped to the side) and a power inverter.
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I can charge it on the computer or I can take out the battery and charge it in the battery charger plugged into the wall socket. If you get an extra battery you can have a spare ready to go if you need it.
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It's not a portable power source. It has to be plugged into the wall. If u need portable power get the anker. I bought like 4. They wrk great
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I just checked the instructions that came with the unit. It states that you can charge USB devices on AC or battery power but in order to save battery life the unit will cease charging external devices if being played on a high volume setting during battery operation. Hope that helps. ;)
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You can charge the battery through it. The voltage is set by dip switches on the unit. Handles 12 or 24v
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You can charge it by plugging it into a power source (the same as your android phone etc). Very easy to use.
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You either use the ac adapter OR batteries. The a/c adapter won't charge up rechargeable batteries. Would have to recharge batteries through a different device.
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I hit the return too quickly. The unit is not portable as it is powered by the USB cable, not batteries. You can get a USB to AC power connector. The cable is not very long, but at least it that way it won't be tied to a computer.
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in order to charge from AC (home) power, you need to buy the AC adapter. I believe they sell it on the Wagan.com website. The USB ports are DC power by design.
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it is battery operated. as I recall it takes 2 "C" batteries. I have not used it long enough to determine battery life. I believe there is an AC adaptor port as well.
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You might need a AC adapter If you dont wanna charge it on your desktop/laptop
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You recharge it by USB. I don't know if there is a USB to AC adapter for this item.