One thing to be born in mind is that an inverter gets less efficient when the load becomes a small percentage of the total available power. For example a 90 watt inverter which is delivering 80 watts will draw less power from the battery than a 160 watt inverter delivering the same 80 watts.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 5:30 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] power inverters > Sorry but this is going to be a very long post. > Some time ago I purchased a 90w inverter on sale for about $13. On our way > to Canada I used it to power my Trekker. About halfway there my grandson's > game system ran out of power so I hooked it up to the inverter. The way I > had it wired there was only one plug. > I know he would like it for his mom's car. Where I purchased they now have > a > 160w with a 300w peak for $15. Since my van has a much heavier battery, > 850 > cca, and charging system I thought about giving the 90w to Christian and > getting the 160w for me. If we ever go on another long trip that one would > have no problem with his games, trekker and Karen's camera. > My question is how can I figure out how long to let it run with the motor > shut off? Another question is will the 160w always require the same input > power regardless of the output requirements? > I am not sure how these new inverters work, I suspect that they increase > the > battery draw depending upon the demand but am not sure. > The van has several 12v outlets, two are controlled via the key and the > 3rd > is always hot. > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources. > http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > Lenny > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
