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I use an 800W inverter during power outages, hooked directly to the car battery (usually my Saab 9000). I have used it to run sump pumps for 12 hours straight and kept the car idling the whole time, I think it used about half a tank of gas. If I'm just using it to charge laptops, cell phones, etc (i.e. only a few hundred watts), I typically shut the car off for a while to save battery, restart when the voltage gets low.
For what it's worth, my 800W inverter is not enough to run a full-size refrigerator/freezer (yes, 1500W should be enough in most cases).
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Posts in this Thread:
- Power inverter as backup power. Hurricane Irene., Brian, Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:02:59
- Had never really thought about this., Noel, Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:47:59
- Earthquakes, hurricanes......, Mike Lynch , Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:55:54
- Re: Power inverter as backup power. Hurricane Irene., turbosaab , Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:48:34 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Power inverter as backup power., BobS, Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:26:10
- Re: Power inverter as backup power. Hurricane Irene., Craig, Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:54:00
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