Thursday, Feb 26, 2009 at 22:24
Hi friar
It very much depends on the wiring to your ciggy socket
ON FUL LOAD the 300w inverter will draw ABOUT 25AMPS, few if any ciggy sockets are wired to carry that sort of current & the plug will not either.
OF course the inverter does not draw that if it only on light loads such as chargers, lap top charging etc,
Voltage drop due to wiring being too light can also be a problem. Best to connect direct to battery with heavy wiring with a switch to switch off when not in use.
Also just be aware that some gear do not like MSW
inverters & no way to know IF they will work without trying.
Pure sine wave WILL work all gear within their watts capacity ,but are more expensive.
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