How long will an inverter last on a car battery?

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How long would the charge from a 12v car battery last using a 750w device using an inverter?

I want to power a 750w electrical item using a fully charged 12v car battery and a 750w inverter. How long would the charge in the batter last? Also, if I increased the size of the inverter to say 1500w, would that use up the charge in the batter faster?

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The capacity of the inverter doesn't matter. The power you draw from it does matter. Also, the battery...

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Tailgate! How long can I expect my 12 volt car battery to power a 20" TV and Satellite dish using an inverter?

Will running the engine every now and then to recharge the car battery help. If so, how often should I run the car and for how long?

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first look at how many amps your battery is, than add up the amps on the gear, on a deep cycle battery...

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Will a power inverter drain a car battery OVERNIGHT if I leave it on but have nothing plug in to it?

My car quit cranking in the morning had the battery tested. cca's were low' voltage was good > then i checked the inverter and it was on.

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yes

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A charger using 180w +to a car battery+to inverter at 5000w output --will this work?

am doing an experiment for my son which is a charger input 240vAC/180w connected to a 12Vcar battery then connected to an 12v DC inverter with output of 240vAC/5000w --will this work? thank you for early answer.

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If you run the 5000W inverter while the charger is operating, you will risk burning out the charger...

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Will a 400-watt power inverter hurt my car battery?

I'm about to go on a trip and I wasn't sure if I was to have a 400-watt power converter in my car for a small tv and playstation 2 would it hurt my car battery?

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NO, I work at radioshack and as long as your car is running and your altenator is working properly you...

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Will alternator charging 12V battery attached to 220VAC inverter connected to in-car 144V charger charge EV?

Such an arrangement presupposes that the alternator can be powered to rotate separately. Will this work to charge the EV car batteries while the car is running in order to do away with several hours of at-home charging?

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Yes, it will work, but at a significantly low efficiency. Every time you convert the voltage, you are...

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Frequently Asked Questions about Power Inverters. http://www.donrowe.com/inverters/inverte…

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If you are using the inverter at full power then there is a mismatch between its requirements and the...

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Charging a marine battery with a car battery through a power inverter?

I am trying to use a marine deep cycle battery and power inverter to power a chest freezer in an ice cream truck. The issue is that the marine battery will drain in a few hours. I was told told that I could connect the inverter to the car battery as...

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It will work but you need a battery charger as well, hook the inverter to the vehicles battery, then...

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Can you build your own uninterruptible power supply with a car battery, an inverter, and a battery charger?

The point is to create a UPS with a very long run time when the main power goes out. Can you hook the charger to the car battery terminals and then attach an inverter to the same terminals (in parallel they call it?). You then plug your computer or whatever...

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A battery charger that will do what you want will cost a very pretty penny. I would stick with the toys...

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