what is the best lighter plug cable for use on this inverter? thanks
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If your going to want to draw 600 watts from this unit I suggest you hook it up with some fairly large cables directly to your battery. 600W = 50 amps power draw, way to large for the standard lighter plug which typically is rated about 15 amps. 15 amps at 12 V = 180 w.
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I'm plugged into a standard apartment outlet. The cord and plug on this thing is pretty thick so I probably wouldn't try using an inverter.
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I would wire them as Anthony Gomes answered. Keep in mind the high current draw possible with a fully loaded 2000 watt inverter on the 12VDC input side. Use the shortest cables possible, and large enough to handle the high current, with good quality, secure connections.
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You should definitely look in the product manual for your inverter (probably available online). The manufacturer of my 300-watt pure sine wave inverter specifies a 40 amp fuse.
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I have used 14-2 solid copper romax, from a 210W Evergreen panel and it worked OK. About a 15 foot run. Also used 18AWG hook up wire from a 150W German panel, a short run about 6 feet. Ran the inverter about 6 - 8 months with the 18AWG. I did notice when the panel was outputing about 120W - 125W the wires were harm. I have since switched to 10AWG. If you do not need MC-4 connectors you can buy automotive inline connectors. The male and female will fit the MC-4 connector if you do not over-crimp the connector and flatten the connector insulation.
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No.The inverter will require a good quality 0/1 gauge power cable. You can purchase wiring kits online or buy the cables for power, ground (and a circuit breaker) by the foot at any local custom car stereo store. If you haven't wired anything like this before it is wise to have them do the entire installation. Your dealing with a lot of power any error will likely result in fire.
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I believe is just uses standard 120v extension cord for charging. If you are talking about the cigarette lighter cord then you can get any one on amazon.
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I will have to get back to you on that question. I assume your inverter output is modified sine wave?Anyway i do belive you can charge the unit with dc power using a male male cord to go into your cigarette lighter. look up the manual online, it will say for sure.
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I think you'd need a very long extension cord :-) As the other commenters have pointed out, an inverter would be required. You can get these that plug into the cigarette lighter socket (12VDC), and put out 110VAC. That way you can plug the massage cushion power pack into the AC side of the inverter.
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I used a 1/4-20 (1/4" dia., 20 thread per inch) tap to thread the existing bolt holes in the studs to prevent losing all those nuts and washers. I believe my cables are 4AWG with 5/16" connectors. One thought I had the other day is, I wonder how well a set of jumper cables would work at connecting between the inverter and battery?
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You will need a positive and negative cable of appropriate length between the Battery and the inverter. Size of cable should be able to run maximum output at the incerter(6 gage would suffice. Also include on the positive cable(within 6 inches of the positive battery terminal) a 60 amp fuse or dc rated breaker to protect the wire between the battery and the inverter. That will get you going and protected. Plug in your ac devices and go.
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For a battery of this size, I'd not go over 240 watt inverter. Actually, you can use any inverter (I got a 400 watt unit that came with a lighter plug as well as other wires), but I'd not connect up a load greater than that ~240 watts. I have at least 2 reasons. First, the lighter outlet that you'll likely want to use is for sure intended for under 20 amps (and maybe fused for only 10 amps). Secondly, the battery is likely rated "18 amp-hour" hinting it can give you 18 amps for 1 hour, or 9 amps for 2 hours, etc. For something needing just 1 amp at 120V the inverter will pull 10 amps at 12V from the battery making it last under 2 hours (or under 1 hour for 2 amps at 120V). I recommend against pulling power faster than it's rating (~20 amps) since I've seen statements in manuals like "Don't crank a car for even 5 seconds because the battery will overheat internally" and I think you're pushing your luck to expect more than that continuously.
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These cables are readily found on Amazon and elsewhere. It won't let me post a link, but if you search for usb power cable on Amazon you'll find lots of options at low prices, incl one from BiXPower.
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I use a 1000 watt inverter connected to the battery with jumper cables. With the engine of the vehicle running it works perfectly.
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Hi; Since this a brand new unit directly from manufacture, here is the link from the tripp Lite website with all details and spec for that inverter: http://www.tripplite.com/inverter-charger-750w-automatic-transfer-switching-2-outlets~APS750/ Any other questions, let me know I have 4-5 unit of that inverter Thanks
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No. There is a solution. I made some modifications to the output wiring by cutting the output wire short and adding a 15 amp Anderson Power Pole connector because it has much lower contact resistance. The connecting cables are 10 gauge Zip cord. The panel-to-charge-controller cable is 50 feet long (to be able to put/keep the panel in the sun) and has a less that 2% voltage drop at 2 amps, more than 16 volts into the charge controller. I made a cigarette lighter socket adapter using another A.P.P. connector. To get USB charging I use a dual port 12vdc input cigarette lighter USB charger. I also use the cig ltr adapter to power a 1 foot long white LED light bar at about 125 ma which has lasted all night (about 11 hours) on my small, light weight, 3 Amp Hour 12 vdc sealed lead acid battery. You can find the Goal Zero connectors at Radio Shack. With some 16 or 18 gauge wire you can make your cigarette lighter adapter, and/or put 3 white LEDs in series to make a nice night/emergency light. Not quite as efficient, but less expensive.
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Greg:I am very pleased with the inverter I have. I have the 24volt unit and my panels are wired, two in series to get 24 volt, back to trunkline to the inverter and then to grid. This utilises all the voltage they put out. If you are connecting to batteries your charger will hold the panels at 12volts and you will need wire up for 12 volt.calvinm@galaxycable.net