For those who came here for learning, like the title states, "How to Hook Up a Power Inverter to a 12 V Battery", skip all the extraneous and, in one instance, inaccurate stuff like his definition of a transformer and about the purpose and types of inverters and go to 4:58 . It'll save you a chunk of time and prevent you from falling asleep, hopefully. As for his method of actually connecting an inverter to a battery, he glossed over the spark that occurred upon initial connection. The reason that happens is usually because the inverter's capacitors have built up voltage potential in them and, though relatively rare, they can be damaged if allowed to create a spark (a rapid dissipation) when this connection is made. I advise routinely placing a resistor (30 amps will do) between the positive cable of the battery and the inverter upon first connecting. Just holding the resistor so that first touch occurs while you hold your resistor between the initial connection. Doing that will safely dissipate that issue and you'll never get that spark when making this connection.
How about a 420 w big speaker? Looking to get this so I can have a speaker you connect to a wall in my semi truck and wondering if you can use a speaker with it
Thanks for the video, and may I know how many AH is the battery you used here in this Video, I mean is it ok to use a lower AH battery to the inverter? Thanks...
I live in a motorhome recently I lost my electricity connection and now I'm stuck trying to find alternative sources I work from home on laptop 40 plus hrs a week and watch TV on my cell phone I can give up the AC for now even the fridge but to get by I need 2 fans 2 cell phones 2 to laptops charged up 24/7 I have a bluetti power box I narrowed for now but I need a way to keep it charged up on my own instead of having to go some where to plug it in. I thought of battery and inverter not sure exactly how to do it. How many and what type of car batteries I should get and inverter. I'm def on a tight budget any advice would be appreciated
I just bought a Toyota tundra that has a thick copper cord attached to the BATTERY POSITIVE post only (and has a fuse in line a few inches away.... this line runs somewhere through the truck to the bed where the wire becomes two sided home electrical wire... The white insulated side is the hot one (must be attached to the red up by battery). The gray insulated side is not hot ... My guess is for the negative or ground.... On my inverter I bought for my bed, the white would go on the positive and the gray on the negative. (But the battery area doesn't have any wire (negative) to add to the negative terminal ... Is it safe to not connect the negative battery terminal to the inverter, and will it work?
Noob question: what are the cables called that have the o-ring on **both ends**? I seem to be finding only ones that have a clamp on one of the ends. Also, what gauge do you recommend?. Thanks in advance!
Could you not also place a solar charger on the car battery? Either within the car or externally like you have there? I'm looking to use my car as a mobile power generator and got solar panel charger so it's not always required to have the car running
A transformer either steps up or steps down ac voltage. A full bridge rectifier converts Ac to DC by using four diodes to either filter out the positive or negative part of the sine wave from AC voltage. Other than that, great video.
When just using a stand alone battery for your inverter how many operating hours you have, primarily just running an extra portable car fan, awesome video btw⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hey what if i wanted to use this device say such a heater in the winter but I wanna buy a car battery alone for this. How long will it last and I can always recharge the battery right ?
of course this is just the type of question bad actors use to entrap content creators into a law suit when their medically prescribed breathing apparatus fails. I might even say this account could be a bot, crafted purposefully for the sake of determining a further entrapment strategy. The correct answer would be see the manufacturer for suggestions.
It took a 10 minute video to say "connect the positive (red) cable to the + on the battery and inverter and the negative (black) to the - on the battery"? Or something like that? Are you going to do more videos on closing doors or controlling faucets anytime soon?
yes leave it on all the time to keep the battery topped up. When the power goes out, it may or may not drain the battery a tiny bit, but shouldn't hurt the 1 A battery maintainer.
A more powerful battery charger is recommended, this 1A one is for maintaining a charge. For your big battery, 10 A has enough ooomph to cram the amps in at the end to bring it to full capacity.
How many inverters can you hook up to one car battery provided the battery is still in the car while the car is running. Could I use like 6 different ones and having them go to different appliances?
It doesn't matter how many inverters you hook up, just like it doesn't matter how many outlets are on the same circuit in your house. What matters is the pull (i.e., amperage) of all those appliances. Can you connect 6 different things? It depends on what those things are. Phone chargers = yes. Refrigerators = no. Pay attention to the wattage they take to run, the wattages the inverters are rated for, and the wattage of the battery, and the gauge of the wires. You don't want to overheat the wires and cause a fire, the inverters usually have overcurrent protection, but they'll just stop working to protect themselves, you might blow a fuse, etc. Just make sure that you're not pulling more amps than the system can handle and you'll be fine. For continuous loads, make sure you're not pulling more than 80% of the maximum amps.
Can a transformer transform AC to DC? Complete answer: A transformer cannot convert AC to DC or DC to AC. The transformer has the ability to step up or decrease current. A step-up transformer is a transformer that raises the voltage from the primary to the secondary.
May someone try this, if a power outage put a 860cc car battery in your car.Put the power inverter in the cigarette lighter with a car battery charger to charge other car batteries.Will it work ?
Great informative video, thank you. Im trying to find as simple as possible diagram/way to install my inverter into my van,i really have not much of a clue if im honest. I purchased a new car battery & a inverter last year to get some simple electric for charging phones,lights etc..your video is very informative and sounds just what im looking for apart from how is the battery going to keep getting charged without having to take it in the house and put it on charge,is it a simple thing to connect it to the van so it gets charged when the van is on. Sorry so many questions, its about time i took the leap and just did it otherwise the battery will be no good. Many thanks.
You don't use a regular car battery with an invertor. Use a deep cycle or marine deep cycle battery. The car starter battery and charging system is designed for short but intense discharges. Discharging it will wear it out quickly. For a van camper, you would run cables from the deep cycle battery to a special one way box connected to the alternator, which would keep the car starter battery from discharging, and have a more powerful alternator installed. You can use an free old car battery charged on a battery charger at home for some cheap juice for light loads like lights or a tiny fan or phone charging over the weekend. You want to be able to drive out of there and not kill your car starter battery.
@@michaelsrowland seems like you could answer your own question with a conversion and an internet search. 🤔 I'm going to let you answer your own question by telling you to do an internet search and figure it out. We're usually adults here. [Not to be condescending] but unless I'm talking to a 16 year old who's building his own car-camper, I think you have this locked in chief.
This device is a rectifier not an inverter. A Rectifier converts AC to DC. An Inverter converts DC to AC. A Transformer can change AC Voltage AND current using the magnetic field produced by AC.
for instance, I ran my tower garden AC pump to keep my hydroponics system plant roots from drying out. Charging phones, running the optical fibre internet wifi router, one smart speaker.
Same here... Happened to me yesterday. While I was trying to connect my 1000 watts inverter to my new 120ah battery. I never had this problem while using the same inverter with my previous 40ah battery.
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For those who came here for learning, like the title states, "How to Hook Up a Power Inverter to a 12 V Battery", skip all the extraneous and, in one instance, inaccurate stuff like his definition of a transformer and about the purpose and types of inverters and go to 4:58 . It'll save you a chunk of time and prevent you from falling asleep, hopefully.
As for his method of actually connecting an inverter to a battery, he glossed over the spark that occurred upon initial connection. The reason that happens is usually because the inverter's capacitors have built up voltage potential in them and, though relatively rare, they can be damaged if allowed to create a spark (a rapid dissipation) when this connection is made. I advise routinely placing a resistor (30 amps will do) between the positive cable of the battery and the inverter upon first connecting. Just holding the resistor so that first touch occurs while you hold your resistor between the initial connection. Doing that will safely dissipate that issue and you'll never get that spark when making this connection.
lol
Thanks!
Great video. I'm new at this. The explanation about the sine Wave was exactly what I needed to know. Thanks for sharing.
A transformer lower and raises voltage/amps. A rectifier converts AC to DC.
I almost thought I'd heard him wrong but I had the same idea
cause I'm like what the hell is this guy saying
Thank you very insightful. I appreciate the detailed words you use and demonstration. Again a many thanks.
It is recommended to use a resistor to pre-charge the inverter so spark's don't occur. This will also reduce the electric load on the inverter.
Transformer lowers/increases voltage.. NOT convert to DC
This is true.
How about a 420 w big speaker? Looking to get this so I can have a speaker you connect to a wall in my semi truck and wondering if you can use a speaker with it
Thanks for explaining this.
Awesome video. Got mine working toute de suite and provided helpful background info 4me
Good demonstration.
Helped a lot, thank you
Thanks for the video, and may I know how many AH is the battery you used here in this Video, I mean is it ok to use a lower AH battery to the inverter? Thanks...
Would this setup work if I put one on a riding mower battery?
So it seems you can connect solar panels to thee battery. Or would you need a power storage unit between battery and inverter
I live in a motorhome recently I lost my electricity connection and now I'm stuck trying to find alternative sources I work from home on laptop 40 plus hrs a week and watch TV on my cell phone I can give up the AC for now even the fridge but to get by I need 2 fans 2 cell phones 2 to laptops charged up 24/7 I have a bluetti power box I narrowed for now but I need a way to keep it charged up on my own instead of having to go some where to plug it in. I thought of battery and inverter not sure exactly how to do it. How many and what type of car batteries I should get and inverter. I'm def on a tight budget any advice would be appreciated
I just bought a Toyota tundra that has a thick copper cord attached to the BATTERY POSITIVE post only (and has a fuse in line a few inches away.... this line runs somewhere through the truck to the bed where the wire becomes two sided home electrical wire... The white insulated side is the hot one (must be attached to the red up by battery). The gray insulated side is not hot ... My guess is for the negative or ground.... On my inverter I bought for my bed, the white would go on the positive and the gray on the negative. (But the battery area doesn't have any wire (negative) to add to the negative terminal ... Is it safe to not connect the negative battery terminal to the inverter, and will it work?
Noob question: what are the cables called that have the o-ring on **both ends**? I seem to be finding only ones that have a clamp on one of the ends. Also, what gauge do you recommend?. Thanks in advance!
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I had the same ? in mind 🤠
Could you not also place a solar charger on the car battery? Either within the car or externally like you have there? I'm looking to use my car as a mobile power generator and got solar panel charger so it's not always required to have the car running
Good evening I have a 1500 va inverter, what battery reference can I use for effective coupling please
Would the inverter or battery heat up? How would you install this in the trunk to a separate battery
Is this dafe to use inside a vehicle for camping?
A transformer either steps up or steps down ac voltage. A full bridge rectifier converts Ac to DC by using four diodes to either filter out the positive or negative part of the sine wave from AC voltage. Other than that, great video.
I have the wrong sized terminals. Where can I buy the correct sized terminals from?
Is it possible, or what would happen if I wanted to charge the battery using separate jumper cables while also using the inverter at the same time?
When just using a stand alone battery for your inverter how many operating hours you have, primarily just running an extra portable car fan, awesome video btw⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
is is ok to run a 2000w inverter on a 60ah car battery if running the engine?
Hey what if i wanted to use this device say such a heater in the winter but I wanna buy a car battery alone for this. How long will it last and I can always recharge the battery right ?
That's exactly what I want to do
I need to know how to make one of these to power an oxygen concentrating machine please tell me what I need to make this myself. Thank you
of course this is just the type of question bad actors use to entrap content creators into a law suit when their medically prescribed breathing apparatus fails. I might even say this account could be a bot, crafted purposefully for the sake of determining a further entrapment strategy. The correct answer would be see the manufacturer for suggestions.
It took a 10 minute video to say "connect the positive (red) cable to the + on the battery and inverter and the negative (black) to the - on the battery"? Or something like that? Are you going to do more videos on closing doors or controlling faucets anytime soon?
On the stand alone battery, can you have a trickle charger in line permanently keeping you battery charged while your using the connected inverter.
yeah but that will require the use of power...this is to bypass that so you arent using power.
If you had a source of power for a trickle charger then you wouldn't need the battery as a source of power!
yes leave it on all the time to keep the battery topped up. When the power goes out, it may or may not drain the battery a tiny bit, but shouldn't hurt the 1 A battery maintainer.
Very helpful
how do you know what guage of cable you need?
How long does the car battery last ?
A more powerful battery charger is recommended, this 1A one is for maintaining a charge. For your big battery, 10 A has enough ooomph to cram the amps in at the end to bring it to full capacity.
How about being able to power a stove , microwave , fridge for a few months off grid ?
Can anyone enlighten me ?
Thanks
How many inverters can you hook up to one car battery provided the battery is still in the car while the car is running.
Could I use like 6 different ones and having them go to different appliances?
It doesn't matter how many inverters you hook up, just like it doesn't matter how many outlets are on the same circuit in your house. What matters is the pull (i.e., amperage) of all those appliances. Can you connect 6 different things? It depends on what those things are. Phone chargers = yes. Refrigerators = no. Pay attention to the wattage they take to run, the wattages the inverters are rated for, and the wattage of the battery, and the gauge of the wires. You don't want to overheat the wires and cause a fire, the inverters usually have overcurrent protection, but they'll just stop working to protect themselves, you might blow a fuse, etc. Just make sure that you're not pulling more amps than the system can handle and you'll be fine. For continuous loads, make sure you're not pulling more than 80% of the maximum amps.
does the Inverter also needs power for itself or it uses the battery's power to turn it on?
When you link the battery powerm turn on,It will work. Means which depend the 2nd power
Myes the inverter eats up a small amount of power.
I have a question ? Could you please tell me if a 12v jump starter lithium battery pack 9999mah is capable of powering a 1500w 12v inverter ? Thanks..
Yes soft start
Not without a transformation
Can a transformer transform AC to DC?
Complete answer: A transformer cannot convert AC to DC or DC to AC. The transformer has the ability to step up or decrease current. A step-up transformer is a transformer that raises the voltage from the primary to the secondary.
Critical that you specify only on alternating current system does it raise voltage from primary to secondary.
How can I find out how much power is left in the battery?
Toooo much talking, for the quantity of information
Not for someone like me. I'm new at this and need all the information I can get.
😂😂i agree. He couldve said that in 3 minutes with the same info. Good video tho.
There's a fast fwd on ANY device you use.
True
Thanks for this!
May someone try this, if a power outage put a 860cc car battery in your car.Put the power inverter in the cigarette lighter with a car battery charger to charge other car batteries.Will it work ?
Great informative video, thank you.
Im trying to find as simple as possible diagram/way to install my inverter into my van,i really have not much of a clue if im honest.
I purchased a new car battery & a inverter last year to get some simple electric for charging phones,lights etc..your video is very informative and sounds just what im looking for apart from how is the battery going to keep getting charged without having to take it in the house and put it on charge,is it a simple thing to connect it to the van so it gets charged when the van is on.
Sorry so many questions, its about time i took the leap and just did it otherwise the battery will be no good.
Many thanks.
You don't use a regular car battery with an invertor. Use a deep cycle or marine deep cycle battery. The car starter battery and charging system is designed for short but intense discharges. Discharging it will wear it out quickly. For a van camper, you would run cables from the deep cycle battery to a special one way box connected to the alternator, which would keep the car starter battery from discharging, and have a more powerful alternator installed. You can use an free old car battery charged on a battery charger at home for some cheap juice for light loads like lights or a tiny fan or phone charging over the weekend. You want to be able to drive out of there and not kill your car starter battery.
So no need to buy batery i can just use my car batery right
What thickness cable for a 500w inverter?
12 gauge is fine. 10 gauge is better for anything over 500 watts.
@PaulRudd1941 what is 10 awg in mm?
@@michaelsrowland seems like you could answer your own question with a conversion and an internet search. 🤔
I'm going to let you answer your own question by telling you to do an internet search and figure it out.
We're usually adults here. [Not to be condescending] but unless I'm talking to a 16 year old who's building his own car-camper, I think you have this locked in chief.
This device is a rectifier not an inverter. A Rectifier converts AC to DC. An Inverter converts DC to AC. A Transformer can change AC Voltage AND current using the magnetic field produced by AC.
How is it not an inverter..it's a DC battery to AC outlets.
@@foodstampz yeah you're right, no idea why I wrote that?! what he says about transformers at 0:18 is wrong though
They make cigarette lighter with electrical outlets. They're like 20 or 30 bucks.
We don't get to see upright ones very often
How long does it actually last on a full charge @ 30 watts
I'm still waiting for SOMEONE to answer your question...
ABOUT AN HOUR OR LESS, BOYS
used deep cycle battery 75 amp 900 whats not any battery ok
Do the Math. 30 watts x a.H
when would you need something like that? during the zombie apocalypse?
for instance, I ran my tower garden AC pump to keep my hydroponics system plant roots from drying out. Charging phones, running the optical fibre internet wifi router, one smart speaker.
A transformer only raises or reduces Voltage. A Rectifier converts AC to DC and a Inverter Converts DC to AC
You are talking like you are speaking to a child but don't know how a Transformer works. Lol
You do not know how to spell or are too lazy to write. What is LOL ?
Plus and minus lmao
Should probably do some homework before you do videos like this
I thought it was a good video. And kindness is better!
@@kenelskenels8573 so die of electric shock but he was kind lol
Wow stop talking. Don’t need you to say the same thing 30 times
Post a link to buy it
but 12 volt deep cycle battery is best ok i have 12 volt deep cycle battery 75 amp 900 watts
Where did you buy the terminals from?
@@shutt1080 Canada Tire
They were included with the inverter
Is it normal to get an arc when hooking batteries to inverter?
I’m having the same issue. I got an ohm resistor but even with that I get big sparks trying to hook 12V battery to alternator.
My inverter gave off a burning smell, now it turns on but nothing plugged in has power. What could this be?
made in China
Same here... Happened to me yesterday. While I was trying to connect my 1000 watts inverter to my new 120ah battery. I never had this problem while using the same inverter with my previous 40ah battery.
Check fuse...
Maybe a bad fuse, that needs to be replaced.