I don't know anything about these but I would like to use one hooked to my car battery and then leave the car running for days at a time. Would this cause the car any damage? Will the car overheat since the radiator is air cooled and the car would be...
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In theory it would work, but there a few issues to note. The inverter is actually running off the alternator, the battery is just conduit. Car batteries aren't made for long period discharges. My solar uses deep cyclebatteries. Alternator only putts out out 1500 watts, which will run a few things, but you can find a 3000 watt generator for just a little more than this inverter
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I don't think it will overheat, but it will "push" the battery more like a quick charge versus a trickle charge that the 1 amp would give. Over time, trickle charging will let your battery last longer. Push charging a few times won't impact most batteries. Also, the charger is well labeled. Hope this helps.
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Yes, but make Shure you have a good battery and keep your car running, cause if you don't it'll drain it in about an hour
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Yes you can, go and check out evans coolant and you will see that jay Leno uses it on all his cars. My car actually stopped overheating and runs better then ever.
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It will burn up. Lots of cars have a check valve in the heater hose water circulation that closes unless the motor is running. I burned one up on my Jeep. Same thing. Lower radiator hose usually works with everything. Softplug heater beats all but costs to have put in..
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If you meant leaving it ON inside the car, then there's a huge possibility that the battery would explode, not to mention, it would possibly fry some components in it. That's why I replaced the battery with a super capacitor.
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This thing will eat a battery up. The instructions tell you not to use it without the car running .
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Using this as a "power supply" is not recommended with sensitive d.c. electronics (radios, test equipment) and such. Car battery chargers don't have "clean d.c. output filtering. But you can attach charger to an auto/marine, etc. type battery and then connect to the battery then. The battery acts somewhat like a filter and your current should be acceptable. I've only done this in an emergency 2 or 3 times in the past 50 years, but it works. Otherwise straight out of the charger could damage "high end" electronics. Straight out of the charger to a radio, you'll probably notice an over bearing loud Hum coming from the speakers, that's unfiltered d.c. Good luck in your experimenting!!! Using this as a "power supply" is not recommended with sensitive d.c. electronics (radios, test equipment) and such. Car battery chargers don't have "clean d.c. output filtering. But you can attach charger to an auto/marine, etc. type battery and then connect to the battery then. The battery acts somewhat like a filter and your current should be acceptable. I've only done this in an emergency 2 or 3 times in the past 50 years, but it works. Otherwise straight out of the charger could damage "high end" electronics. Straight out of the charger to a radio, you'll... » Read More Using this as a "power supply" is not recommended with sensitive d.c. electronics (radios, test equipment) and such. Car battery chargers don't have "clean d.c. output filtering. But you can attach charger to an auto/marine, etc. type battery and then connect to the battery then. The battery acts somewhat like a filter and your current should be acceptable. I've only done this in an emergency 2 or 3 times in the past 50 years, but it works. Otherwise straight out of the charger could damage "high end" electronics. Straight out of the charger to a radio, you'll probably notice an over bearing loud Hum coming from the speakers, that's unfiltered d.c. Good luck in your experimenting!!! « Show Less
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I have a buddy that did it and he had trouble overheating. Not saying yours is going to do this . He had a old truck. I think it would working really do! I would check with the D.M.V. TO ABOUT IT BEING IN THE FRONT lights signals...
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I did it for 20 minutes and killed my alternator. Could have been a coincidence but the car worked fine the night before, ozonated before bed, stopped running on the way to work the next morning 6 am.
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These are typically trickle charged by the system in which it is installed. If not, and you use an external charger, use one designed for this size of sealed lead acid battery. Standard car battery chargers put out considerably more current. Simple ones do not have protection circuits. Excessively high charge currents could cause damage, even explosion in some instances.
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Technically you can, but I surely would not leave the device in the car when not in use. The swings in temperature may melt the device and/or damage the battery.
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Not sure if a car battery can be added, but at any rate it will shut off when temps. go below 85 degrees
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In my car I'm running a shunt between the alternator and the negative terminal to read the amps, the power was tapped from a cigarette lighter wire. I believe running the tiny power wires to the shunt would fry them when cranking.
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I am not sure that anyone could truly answer that question. It all depends on the battery. I think it might last about a hour on a full charged battery. I don't think there is any overheat problems. You can always buy extra batteries and simply plug one in after the other has gone out.
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We have left it plugged in to our car for up to 6 hours without losing power for the car. I also have the electrical plug in so I can plug it in overnight at motel rooms. Have never tried it overnight on the car battery. Some cars will shut off the battery after a certain length of time so you would want to check on that before you set out on a trip. Hope that this helps. We have found that if you place a frozen bag of water or ice in the cooler it also helps keep items colder on hot days. I some times double bag it so as to prevent leaks. I don't use the blue ice packs as they take up to much room. We have left it plugged in to our car for up to 6 hours without losing power for the car. I also have the electrical plug in so I can plug it in overnight at motel rooms. Have never tried it overnight on the car battery. Some cars will shut off the battery after a certain length of time so you would want to check on that before you set out on a trip. Hope that this helps. We have found that if you place a frozen bag of water or ice in the cooler it also helps keep items colder on hot days. I some times double bag it so as to prevent leaks. I don't use the blue ice packs as they take up to... » Read More We have left it plugged in to our car for up to 6 hours without losing power for the car. I also have the electrical plug in so I can plug it in overnight at motel rooms. Have never tried it overnight on the car battery. Some cars will shut off the battery after a certain length of time so you would want to check on that before you set out on a trip. Hope that this helps. We have found that if you place a frozen bag of water or ice in the cooler it also helps keep items colder on hot days. I some times double bag it so as to prevent leaks. I don't use the blue ice packs as they take up to much room. « Show Less
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I would think it would overpower it and make it overheat. That's a better question for the manufacturer. Wouldn't want to give you the wrong advice. Sorry that wasn't much help!!!