Inverter question

[newattitude]

And don't laugh!

When you use inverters hooked to your vehicles, does the vehicle have to be running? Or does the truck battery power an inverter battery?

[PartTimeScrapper]

Runs on battery power new. But if your truck is running it wont drain your battery.

[Mechanic688]

I run an 1100 watt and it'll run a hour or two cutting up scrap before I have to start my vehicle. I let it run about 15-20 min.s and it's good for quite a while longer.

[scrap lap]

I run an 1100 watt and it'll run a hour or two cutting up scrap before I have to start my vehicle. I let it run about 15-20 min.s and it's good for quite a while longer.

If you're gonna go that route, it's best to have a deep cycle battery. Optima is the first brand that comes to mind but there are others.

Otherwise, I would leave the car running so you don't shorten the lifespan of your battery.

[ilovejunk]

if your only running an inverter every once in a while and not using for extremely long times a regular battery will do just fine, however if you are going to be using an inverter over say 1500watts on a consistent basis i would say invest in a good deep cycle battery or get a good voltage monitor for your electrical system because a deep cycle battery can tolerate being drained to far a few times as long as its recharged correctly, however a standard car battery if drained below its voltage threshold never regains its full charging capacity.

[newattitude]

Thank you everyone! i' know what they are but wasn't sure about the nitty gritty!