Where can I connect the ground lead of the inverter to if my battery is a standalone and not in the car chassis?
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You can hook it to whatever is ground where you're working. In some cases this may help but I've never found this need. If what you want is protection for you or your gear, I would recommend putting a ground fault circuit interruptor (GFCI) on the output. Some inverters have them built in but I don't think this one does. You can buy them separately or built into an extension cord.
546880
There should be a negative and positive terminal where you can put a wire in and clamp it as seen in the picture near the bottom corner the two terminals. You'll need to take a 9V battery and get one of those connectors where it connects to both of the battery's leads and turns them into a red and black wire.Put those wires into the terminals respectively and it should be powered
605422
Radio Shack is the only place that comes to mind. Take the device with you since they have a way to measure the input port for the right plug.The other way would be to use a standard car to 110 inverter.
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.
446040
You could run it like "Gravy" suggests: car battery >> cigarette lighter >> power inverter (ie AC out) >> adapter that comes with LP-2020A+ >> LP-2020A+ power input.An easier way might be: car battery >> (some sort of capacitor / circuit protection) >> LP-2020A+ power input. You'd probably need to know more about car electronics to go with the latter, though.
1178568
There is no ground. Run a common power to the lug on top and fused power comes out the sides. If using on an auto one option would be to use a self tapping screw to chassis ground the circuit.
383756
You can hook direct off battery if that is easier for you, the small amp draw would be no drain on battery. Make sure you have a on/ off switch. It would be recommended to install a fusible link in the live wire, you can buy these links anywhere automotive acc are sold. Just a length of wire wirh a spot to insert say a 15 amp square fuse.
747513
if the battery is out of the car just connect the neg and pos clamps directly to the respective posts on the battery.
2235374
Connect the parking brake lead on your head unit to a ground. At least that's how my VW was.
116896
leave them connected unless you feel there is a short, something drawing current, in the system. in older vehicles where there are no clocks or electronics you can remove the negative cable and put a 12 volt, pull fues test lamp with one lead on the negative battery post and the other on the cable , if it lights something is on, pull fuses until the light goes out
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Hi,The Inverter hooks directly to the battery, never to the charge controller.Thanks,RenogyTO
316662
What i have ran is zero gauge wire,(yes, it's huge but it carries all the current the inverter can produce) a raptor ranl1502 150 amp anl fuse, with a DB Link anlfh01 0-gauge anl fuse holder. You will also need a hammer crimper and wire lugs for the wire ends to connect to the inverter. I use an optima battery with top and side post and crimped lugs on the wires to connect to the side post on it as well. You can get the DB Link pw0r50z 0 awg positive wire on amazon for $74 for 50 feet right now. Otherwise you're looking at around $250 for other brands.
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you can connect it in parallel (+ to +, - to -) for double the capacity at 12 volts or in series (- on one battery connected to + on the other battery) with the output being 24 volts. I used a small insulated wires with crimped male and female connectors you can get at just about anywhere such as auto parts to Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon etc. Just be careful to have tight connectors without any paths causing a short or ground. Good Luck!
454242
Hmm, that's a new one on me - is one of them a chassis ground? I would just figure out which the ground and neutral were and tie them together...
1178562
You don't. It is only used to fuse the positive lead/s and there is really no need to either. Depending on what you are using it for like in a boat or something else that you cannot ground, then you would need to run a negative connection to each item to be activated. In the case of an automobile, you ground the chassis and then run your positive wire to what ever controller, such as a switch or fuse that you have in the circuit/s.
552631
The chassis of the solenoid/isolator/relay does not act as a ground. If supplying a 12v+ pulse to one of the small terminals, you must provide ground to the other small terminal.
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Find a 12v power source that is on when the key is switched on. Ground it to the vehicle chassis . Easy hook up with a test light