Portable Power station, which one?
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I'm looking for a portable power source, to run a dehumidifier unit in a car that's suffering from damp and condensation.
I do need to find the source of this damp, but to be honest, it's too cold and dark to do this now and there are more urgent jobs to do in the house.
Whilst the car is at home I can use a power cable extension to power the unit, no issue there. But if the car is sitting at a station car park for the day, I need to find a suitable battery to keep the unit powered.
The unit shows that it uses 2.5amp and 9 volts.
Is it just a matter of multiplying these together to get the watts per hour, then selecting a suit battery size for the amount of hours I want the unit to run?
Rounding up, the unit would use 25watts an hour, so a 600watt battery will run the unit for 24hours?
I do need to find the source of this damp, but to be honest, it's too cold and dark to do this now and there are more urgent jobs to do in the house.
Whilst the car is at home I can use a power cable extension to power the unit, no issue there. But if the car is sitting at a station car park for the day, I need to find a suitable battery to keep the unit powered.
The unit shows that it uses 2.5amp and 9 volts.
Is it just a matter of multiplying these together to get the watts per hour, then selecting a suit battery size for the amount of hours I want the unit to run?
Rounding up, the unit would use 25watts an hour, so a 600watt battery will run the unit for 24hours?
sherman said:
I've got similar in my car. Bought a couple from Tesco, a fiver each. Leave one on the dash and the other on the parcel shelf. Good for a couple of days, then bang them in the microwave for a few mins. They really do work. sherman said:
I have two of these already by the windscreen. When i dry them out in the microwave, they are still steaming after the recommended 12mins, so they sit on the radiator for a few more hour before going back into the car. There is an Aero 360, in the pocket of the front seat.
They only help a bit, but i have a lot of condensation on the inside of the car.
ChocolateFrog said:
What does this dehumidifier look like? because I've got phone chargers that provide more power than that.
This onehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/HKJIMO-Dehumidifier-Porta...
bunchofkeys said:
sherman said:
I have two of these already by the windscreen. When i dry them out in the microwave, they are still steaming after the recommended 12mins, so they sit on the radiator for a few more hour before going back into the car. There is an Aero 360, in the pocket of the front seat.
They only help a bit, but i have a lot of condensation on the inside of the car.
Before you try to dry it out I would be checking every door seal, window seal and that the windows and doors actually line up correctly
You will never dry a car out thats stil letting water in
Spare tyre said:
Whilst I can’t help with the original question, whenever possible you need to let the car air out. Even a window open 5mm will help
This. Warm air holds a lot of water that will condense on the windows as the first thing that cools. Opening all the windows (assuming it's not raining) for the last few minutes will let a lot of that out.(Assume your Aircon is also on...)
bunchofkeys said:
Will look at getting a pair of wind deflectors, for the front door, so I can leave the window open a bit.
Although the car has aircon, and I do use it to help dry the air, it probably needs re-gassing.
I had them on an old car, left the back window probably open 7.5mm all the time, car was always lovely and freshAlthough the car has aircon, and I do use it to help dry the air, it probably needs re-gassing.
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