Can this item be used on an automobile? I need it it to cut the battery power so power is not drained from battery, when the car is not in use.
383730
Yes, I use this on my truck (which I use infrequently in the winter) for that exact reason.
1132044
Yes you can. As stated in my other responses, I used mine for all situations, from cell charger to running power strips to power my house. A separate battery charger is ideal, bc then the charger is mobile, not stuck with the vehicle. I would recommend the Die Hard Branded one from a local auto parts store, roughly $50, it will do AGM(deep cycle batteries), trickle charge and conventional batteries.
2226991
My experience would say NO... My unit did not handle a sustained load of that magnitude. I believe it would drain a car battery quickly. I finally put a large truck battery in front of mine, just to run a small refer
651663
No. it will cut off. a Car battery runs on average 12.8V. With this sunforce controller, it shuts off at about 13.2. When you use a alternator it can reach up to 14.56, but only discharges 12v of power. If the batteries are goo, it will work. I currently have a set up on my sailboat with a 100 watt solar panel puuting power through two sunforce controllers to two batteries. Like this for a year now with no issues.Dale IMHO means "IN MY HUMBLE OPINION"
1634505
I can't imagine it being an issue but not really certain. I would think the device would drain before putting a dent in your car battery. Use to have an Expedition that was always on and never had any issues when things were plugged in.
1771426
I don't own this product. HOwever, I researched it for you. Given it is for a bathrm use w/out an offering of batteries, you'd need an outlet plug set up in your car. In addition, the car would need to be set to "on" for there to be an opportunity for an electric current. You might want to check if it could damage your car as well. In other words, try to find one that is made just for a car because they do make such heating systems.
1303577
It should work, its draw is 5 amps with a slight spike when it starts according to my power meter during its run, so for a car battery a constant but relatively low level 5 Amp/60 watt drain, you would need to look at your car starting battery to see if this type of drain is supported, many car starting batteries are designed to provide one powerful burst of current to get your car started, not a long term drain.
372276
Yes, for car. However, you will want to start it up and let it cool for several hours before use....so you need to purchase an indoor plug. It will drain the battery of your car plugged in when car is not in use.
2194717
Yes it can be used when the vehicle is not running. No it does not drain the battery.
138837
It would work however the power drain on a standard car battery would use up any charge it had really quickly. You need to hook it up to a deep cycle battery, like a RV battery. The charges last a lot longer, but they also cost $200-$400.
2156804
I only use it in my home plugged into my house current so I don't know if it can operate on an auto battery. It does draw a considerable amount of current and sometimes causes my circuit breaker to go off when I try to run too things at the same time.I hope this helps you.
996745
Yes it will work great, just unplug it immediately after you are done straightening. Don't just turn off the power button( I did that and left it plugged in my car and it killed my Subaru's battery) I now only use it when I am driving. It killed my battery twice. One time i left it plugged in my car outlet over night and the other time I had my car parked( not engine fully running I was just using the battery to charge my phone) and it literally killed my battery in 15 minutes. I only use it while driving and it is perfect now.
195717
It is not meant for automotive use. However, you could get a power inverter to change your 12vdc car circuit to 120vac.
53587
It is not battery powered. It must be plugged into AC at all times. I suppose if you were really motivated, you could make a DC power supply from a car battery or two, and a DC to DC converter, but that's beyond the scope of this reply :-).
1244096
It will draw power from the car battery but the alternator will recharge it fine. Only issue would be if you recharged it a few times without running you car. Then you might have to get your car jumped!
2115397
I won't use with out the car running, because it will drain a battery in a car quickly. Because it works best with a deep cycle battery and what's it's running .
2238324
This was intended for use in the home, not in a car. I'm not sure if it could be used in a car, sorry.