So recently I got one of those PowerHouse 750W amps from Loves with some accumulated points(still got plenty of left over!!). Anyways, I primarily got it for road trips out to bicycle group rides and to also charge up the pedal assist battery on my recumbent trike between rides.
This thing obviously can't be hooked up to the cigarette lighter and needs a direct connection to the car battery.
Apart from perhaps getting some longer cables to go from beneath the hood and to say, the back seat where the trike battery would be, is there anything else really needed to connect?
Or is the simple connection to the 12v battery with alligator clips good enough?
Hooking up a 750W inverter in a regular car.
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bentstrider83, Aug 21, 2016.
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I wouldn't run the inverter while the engine is off and I wouldn't drive with it hooked up with alligator clips. Very bad idea.
Make sure you are using very heavy cables, the longer the rub the heavier the cables need to be.bentstrider83 Thanks this. -
Put a fuse on the positive side at the battery. Try auto parts or stereo stores.
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Clamp and protect the positve cable as best you can. Anytime it can move against something, it will rub. Any time I've had to run auxillary cables from a battery I've always installed a heavy protective loom over the cable. Rubberized P-clamps that fit very tightly over the loomed cable will help to prevent movement.
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What are you planning to run with it. At full load this inverter will draw close to 60 amps. Your alternator may not keep up up it. But that would only be at full load. It only draws as much as it needs. Clamps could be used if you are parked and have the hood up. Otherwise I would run 4 gauge wires and at least put in a cutoff switch.
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As far as the inverter installation, it doesn't sound too difficult. But it's definitely sounding a whole lot more than simply plugging and go.
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