Where does this thing draw power from? Will I have to connect it to my car battery?
739794
I would go to fuse panel an pull off the lighter fuse if it was me...there should be a pin that in the kit that does this....
739795
I connected to the radio power wire. That way it works for a few minutes even after the key is turned off. Every vehicle is different of course. If you do go to the battery direct, be sure to put fuse coupler in next to battery. I have had mine installed for over a year and so far works great.
1159792
That depends entirely on your car. The outlet in your car determines whether power goes to the device or not. Not the device.
1690207
I really really really want to flame you but I won't. The adapter whether it be the car plug or anything else is to power the unit and power the unit only. It will automatically turn on when it has power and when it loses power it will then prompt you that it will shut off in 10 seconds unless you tell it to rely on the battery power. So the unit itself is NOT a battery charger and will rely on the external power source first and once that external source is cut it will rely on battery power.
1866291
It is not battery operated. It has an AC adapter for the power source. Now you could use it in your car with a converter and set the radius.
829406
It plugs into the auxiliary port in the car. Not sure this would be good for the car battery. But, in the car -its great. Hope that helps.
942779
It runs on the DC power of your vehicle's batteery . No additional battery required.
109496
Automotive Tools Distributor. It's their brand and no you cannot use electricity to power it. You need an air tank.
2127620
Car is powered by a battery that you connect with a wall charger. Not USB rechargeable.
1322735
No device works that way to my knowledge. The cigarette lighter/auxillary plug in your vehicle isn't wired in such a way that the battery can draw power from it.
2103302
needs a 12v power source via vehicle battery or get a 12v adapter for the 12v source in you console to plug into.
2067995
If your using one 12 volt car battery out of the car it won't supply that current for any useable amont of time even if the converter was capableof doing that, which it is not. It could maintain 800 watts continuous if the battery was in the car with the car running maybe even 900 watts,but that's it. As far as the connection to the battery I'll reserve the "duh" and say: positive to post marked +, negative to post marked -.
1069256
Not unless you want to. It runs off the car battery as supplied through the cigarette lighter (accessory power outlet). Depending on he vehicle, you may have to have the ignition key turned to the on position to have access to battery power, but you don't necessarily have to have the engine running. I would only run the engine if your battery power is low or if you're going to spend forever inflating multiple items.
434183
This particular model has alligator clamps that attach to car battery terminals. As far as I know, that's the only way you can use it. However, there is/are at least one other model that can be plugged into a regular electrical receptacle. I don't think you can get one that does both. But I bought this one because it puts out more pressure coming from the battery. And will always have power if you need it when with the car. Somewhere else, you might not have electrical access.
2154062
Good Day. Yes, you can connect this directly to your cars battery. thank YOU
1788950
most cars have the 9v outlet tied into the ignition, so it's not powered when the car is not running. Therefore, it won't drain your battery at all.
1778533
Mine stays plugged in with no problems. I do not believe there is any significant power draw unless something is connected to it and is continuously drawing from the invertor. Then that depends on the rating of the vehicle battery rating or reserve capacity and the load drawn from the invertor, up to 120 watts.
226772
It does not have a battery. It always needs to be plugged in. If you are using this in a car, this is the way to go. It will always connect when you start the car. The last battery operated one I ordered always had issues connecting when in the car.