Car power invertors

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CraigVmax

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12,248 posts

296 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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Guys, I am an electrical mong, will a power invertor power

- a small chip fyer
- an espresso machine

Method in madness dont worry!

CraigVmax

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12,248 posts

296 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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i'll check, like i said, i am a mong

neil_bolton

17,113 posts

278 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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CraigVmax said:
Guys, I am an electrical mong, will a power invertor power

- a small chip fyer
- an espresso machine

Method in madness dont worry!
VMax food quality going up in the world eh?

HellDiver

5,708 posts

196 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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Most invertors are 200-400W. Chip pans are normally 3000W.

Besides, most ciggy lighter sockets only output 120W (10A) and alternators only output 80-100A, so you'd probably burn the alternator out trying to fry your chips.

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

204 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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I think you'll be needing a generator for either of those applicances.

Didn't know it fried the alternator though.. Surely there's some form of safety cut off on the inverter to prevent this?


grgrgray

790 posts

182 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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There are bigger 12v inverters 1500 to 3000W, these are usualy for boats which have banks of bigger batterys. A 1500 W inverter at max capacity would be drawing iro 125AMPs so you will need to install much thicker cables than those usualy available in cars.


CraigVmax

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12,248 posts

296 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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gotcha, ta

Fish981

1,441 posts

199 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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Can you get gas powered examples?

CraigVmax

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12,248 posts

296 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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yeah good point, would they get hot enough?