I want to run a 1500 watt inverter with this battery. Is that possible? Anybody do that? Or even larger inverter maybe? Please respond.
375512
yes you can, but it would drain the battery in about 8/10 hour at full load
375513
That's a great battery for an inverter, but I wouldn't go any larger on the inverter with that size battery. Just watch your usage and time so that you don't run the battery all the way down.
375514
The short answer is "Yes". David Tullos says it will last 8 - 10 hours on full load (1500 watts) but I do not believe it will last any where near that long. The first link I have provided below computes the battery will last .66 hours at a continuous 1500 watt load and that makes sense to me. I have run a 2500 watt inverter on 1 of these 12 volt 100 amp hour batteries. The inverter must be a 12 volt inverter. The question is...how long will the battery last. That depends on the average (a refrigerator for example) or continuous wattage (maybe a 1500 watt heater running continuously) used by the electrical devices being powered. Of course the fridge doesn't run continuously so you have to take that into account. If you run a 1500 watt heater continuously off of this 100 amp hour battery you should be able to compute how long it will last. You also do not want to discharge the battery too much below 50%. There is a certain amount of research you need to do part of which involves using very thick gauge (probably at least 4 awg but maybe as large as 0 awg) cables from the inverter to the battery which your inverter documentation should tell you. The general rule of thumb for DC current is that for every 1 amp of AC current used by an appliance you will draw 10 amps of DC current from the battery. 10 amps of AC current will draw about 100 amps of DC current. Here are some links that might help. I do not know how reliable these are but they seem to be correct with my understanding of electricity and the research I've done. The first link seems to be the simplest to use by plugging in your own data. http://usasolarwind.com/Tools/BET.html http://powerstuff.co.za/battery-size-calculator/ http://www.bdbatteries.com/dcdcsolar.php I hope this helps.
864560
The inverter requires a 12v source it does not have a rechargeable battery in it. You could bring along a 12v battery and use that as a power source, but pulling 1200 watts from a battery is 100 amps, so it would drain a smaller sized battery in minutes if not less.
1969590
We do not recommend connecting the inverter directly to the charge controller; connect it to the battery instead. 8 AWG be sufficient.
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.
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.
1644190
Ya you can run this with photovoltaics. The only thing is that this is 120VAC so you will need an inverter from the solar panel to the pump. More than likely there are DC pumps out there and you could hook directly to it. It will start pumping when the sun comes up and stop when it goes down. If you want it to continuously run then get a larger solar panel --&gt; charge controller--&gt;battery--&gt;pump. My estimate since pump is 6 watts get at least an 18-20 watt panel then a battery that will last you through the night, 6 watts * 18 hours * 2 (oversize it) = 216 watt*hour battery.
1983417
ihave no idea how many watts are required to run your machine, but here's the math so you can determine this. Multiply the battery's "Amp Hour" rating by it's voltage (12 volts let's say). This will give you the "Watt Hours" available to run the machine, presuming a fully charged battery. I presume also that the machine draws less than 500 watts....the rating of the inverter. Amazon sells a nice 12 volt 35 Amp Hour battery for about $65.00. SO: 35 AH X 12volts = 420 Watt Hours available (call it 200 watt hours because you never want to deplete the battery by more than 50%). As an example, let's say the machine draws 25 watts (check the labels or paperwork). So you have 200 watt hours available, divided by 25 watts = 8...the number of hours you should be able to run the machine with this inverter and that battery. Just find out the actual watt consumption of the machine and do the same math. By the way...for safety...I would leave the battery outsise the tent, with the inverter inside. I hope all of this was helpful.
1947250
I have not tried loading the inverter at its full 600W, but have connected one intended for 12V panels (I think expecting 10 to 30 volts) to a 24 volt system battery... which ran it very fast and hot, but it complained and shut down when the voltage got too much for it, cooling off and ran again. Unless you do have cold and very sunny conditions, the peak loading is never for very long, and I have never had the full output from them. I'm surprised to see other reviewers with bad experiences. I would believe the protection circuits they use.
862056
No, i never try. I always have a load on it, and if I turn things off it goes to a standby or power save mode automatically.My inverter have been running for more then 2 years now. With no problems so for.
1072085
I would say it can be done. Having done a lot of electronics in my day it seems like a no brainier. The battery in the unit is a Lead Acid type so the charge circuit should work fine. You should consider a sealed Lead acid Battery rather than a standard Car battery or consider wiring several in parallel. The sealed battery will be much safer to store in general. If you use a standard Car battery, you could find your self boiling it or deep discharging it. In either event that would not go well if you stored in someplace that is not acid safe. You can get a pair of 9AH sealed batteries for $20 and almost quadruply this units capacity. The one in this unit is only 5AH. Just wire them parallel and you should be fine. Honestly, I would not use a standard car battery unless I stored it in my garage or at least out side my living space. One last thing to consider is that by adding a bigger battery, you are only increasing the length of time you can support the load without the Grid. You can not put a heavier load on the unit. The inverter will only safely put out the rated power no mater how big the battery is.
1924543
I have and it works flawlessly. I've also hooked up two 350 Watts RMS (700 Watts Peak) and a 4000 Watt amp up to it and it handled it like a champ. This is the best power inverter I've ever owned.
2277645
Great! now I need to decide on the proper inverter to use. The 1000 watt pure sine may be over-kill for just a TV/ DVD player and a couple 60 watt bulbs. Would a smaller watt inverter make more sense?
883032
You should look at running 2 - possible 3 100 watt panels, if an upgrade for future look at 10 gauge panel wire, it seems your running 12 volt, but your inverter and charger will depend. I've got a 40 amp 12/24 charger but batteries will run at 12 bought in a kit with 6 100 watt panels but told to only run 5 as my 60 amp also takes 1600 watts if at 24, but running at 12 so 800 watts mix up and I was sent a 12 both are mppt, you can probably run 5-6 100 watts if you have 2/ 25 amps combined, if not mppt they will keep charging but at a lower rate will destroy your batteries if not in use all the time, go with 10 gauge wire you will be happier.
137750
You should be able to use this battery just like any other deep cycle battery. It will work on an inverter, actually it will work better than most other batteries because of the dry cell.It wont give out as fast. I charge mine with a solar array, and by now I have cycled it over 300 times, and it is still going.
937541
You are getting close to the maximum output of this inverter for your application. I would feel better about your situation if you got a 4000 watt inverter but that is only part of the story. 2700 watts is 22.5 amps on the 120 volt side of the inverter. the 12 volt side amps will be 225 amps from your battery on start up. that is a heavy load for any battery and your best 12 volt battery configurations will not last long seeing that kind of load very often. One way to extend the battery life in these situations is to parallel the battery with a super capacitor to help with the surge amps. Hope this helps with your decision. You are getting close to the maximum output of this inverter for your application. I would feel better about your situation if you got a 4000 watt inverter but that is only part of the story. 2700 watts is 22.5 amps on the 120 volt side of the inverter. the 12 volt side amps will be 225 amps from your battery on start up. that is a heavy load for any battery and your best 12 volt battery configurations will not last long seeing that kind of load very often. One way to extend the battery life in these situations is to parallel the battery with a super capacitor to help with the surge amps.... » Read More You are getting close to the maximum output of this inverter for your application. I would feel better about your situation if you got a 4000 watt inverter but that is only part of the story. 2700 watts is 22.5 amps on the 120 volt side of the inverter. the 12 volt side amps will be 225 amps from your battery on start up. that is a heavy load for any battery and your best 12 volt battery configurations will not last long seeing that kind of load very often. One way to extend the battery life in these situations is to parallel the battery with a super capacitor to help with the surge amps. Hope this helps with your decision. « Show Less
1337356
This has a fair chance of running those lights, but keep in mind this is a battery with a limited supply of power. The battery is rated as "26 amp-hour" hinting it'll give you 1 amp at 12V for 26 hours, or 2 amps for 13 hours, etc, so for it to last 10 hours means you can't use over ~2.5 amps. When running things off the inverter, the overall power used is about the same but the 12V gets changed into 120V and the amps get changed from 2.5 amps to 0.25. I just tried a string of 26 LEDs (with the 1-2 inch cone on each) that shows 0.04 amp draw, so I could only put 5-6 of those together if expecting 10 hours. You may need to check yours to be sure of what yours needs since they may be different (I used the "kill-a-watt" meter to measure mine that you may want to consider getting to see exactly what yours use).
881417
In theory you can, but its not recommended and the NEC wouldn't approve. If you want to connect a 12 V battery to an inverter (to make it act as a power source) then look for an off-grid power inverter instead. They can come in 12V, 24V, 48V configurations.