Power Inverter Question

[GZAwutang]

Can i use a device that consumes 79 watts on a 75 watt continuous, 150 watt peak power inverter?
any help would be great
thanks

[Mistrimeat]

yes.

[dawgg]

should be ok. There's usually a bit of headroom. If not the fuse will blow..... or your car burns down :eek: but probably the fuse will blow

[GZAwutang]

Thanks a lot for the reply
Other then the cig lighter, which fuse should it wire it to in the fuse box? where is it located in the fuse box?
thank u

[Fourgig]

You should wire it directly to the battery...with an inline fuse, of course.

[GZAwutang]

thanks for the reply but can someone explain it beter.
im new at this
thanks

[Fourgig]

There's a positive and a negative terminal on the inverter. Wire those directly to the car battery's positive and negative terminals.

On the positive wire, you should splice in a fuse that's rated for the inverter. The inverter's manual should tell you what the fuse rating should be.

[dawgg]

u really don't need to wire the negative terminal to the battery. I've read some things that recommend that u don't. Just ground it to the chassis somewhere. And u can just tap the positive lead off the positive cigarette lighter wire in the dash. That way u don't have to run a wire through the fire wall. U might wanna tap into a bigger fuse in the fuse box since u're gonna be running around 75watts tho.

[GZAwutang]

What would be the ideal fuse to wire it to? (Id like it to be live when im in "acc" or the car is on. Like the cig lighter) Also where is it located in the fuse panel? Thanks

[staackman]

you should be fine..wattage wise but i recomend running a wire up to the battery with inline fuse..factory wire isn't really heavy enough to handle too high of a draw..would result in meltdown-definately not cool...as said before check owners manual of inverter for proper fuse rating...

[Jack]

Hi!

I've got an active Infinity basslink Subwoofer in my trunk, wired directly to the battery (of course with a fuse), and negative grounded to the chassis. It's ok if I wire the inverter to the sub?

Sub has a remote power control (the sub turns on when I turn on the radio), could this work for the inverter/playstation too?

Thanks!