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Range Rover Blues:

--- Quote from: "turtle" ---They come pre-wired to go direct into the Cig Lighter socket or you can wire them direct.

Shouldn't cause any extra battery drain.
--- End quote ---


600Watt, that's about 50 amps on a 12 volt system.  All this from the cigarette lighter? :-k

Bob696:
just been to towsure and they have a few 500W inverters for £25 .. might be an end of line.

EvilEd:
Just remember that 150W = 15A @ 12V

I have a 600W Inverter and used winch cable to run it. that's 50A you are pulling from the battery.

I have seen a few 150W inverters that claim to run at 120w (Max 12v socket output!)

Anyone that knows Electronics... Power = Volts x Current
therefore 600 = 240 X 2.5A
600 = 12 X 50A

150 = 240 x 0.625A
150 = 12 x 12.5A

Also check that you are getting that as the steady output, not the Peak.

*Goes to take my anorak off now*

PS. Hi Bill.... Finally found your new hiding place......

davidlandy:
But the inverter wont pull those amps all the time , only if it needs them?

 i have a 600w one bought from maplins last year for £29.99 and thats been fine - as has been said the wires are like jump leads!

Wanderer:
Some of them talk in terms of soft start. I guess that means they won't supply more than x watts as the item fires up?

Ed

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