A clamp on inverter is temporary and more powerful than a cigarette lighter inverter but still considerably less powerful than a permanent installation type. It has jumper cable clamps for attaching to the battery studs. The following is just one example.
BESTEK 2 AC Outlets 1000W Power Inverter with Battery Clamps and Car Cigarette Lighter Plug https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SLDDHQ/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_NGwDwbG6XRHSP To my surprise, my marine surveyor actually advised against permanent installation style inverters. He explained that a typical 2000w inverter can draw so much current that a "proper" and safe install is challenging. He had apparently seen quite a few fires as a result of bad inverters or poor installations (inadequate conductor size, insufficient cooling, too small of a battery bank). He advised that most appliances can be found in 12v variants and are more efficient. If/when the occasional need (xmas lights) for 120v presents itself a clamp-on is what he recommended. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Dec 19, 2015 8:30 AM, "William Walker via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > What is a clamp on inverter? > Bill Walker > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > ------------------------------ > On Friday, December 18, 2015 Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Cigarette lighter inverter should be able to power a good number of LED > strings. A clamp on inverter would be an even better guarantee of > sufficient power. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > On Dec 18, 2015 10:08 PM, "William Walker via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I would love to hear ideas for lighting the boat for Venetian parades. >> LED? Can I use Christmas lights that are on sale? No generator on board. >> Bill Walker >> CnC 36 >> >> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including > unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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