ppads52
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Hi all, can anyone point me in the right direction, I carry a Gardiners backpack in the van, which inverter would you recommend to charge it whilst driving?
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Van Inverter help
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Better off fully charging it at home, if you are so key using a BP and it isn't holding enough charge it's time for a new battery
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I would like to know this also. I rarely use mine but keep it on the van and would like to keep it topped up whilst driving. Hope we get some input...
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You can buy an adapter to use your cigarette lighter
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I can't imagine the Gardiners backpack charger takes more than 200 watts, so a 200watt inverter would be fine. Check the charger as that will probably have the power consumption on it.
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Try and get a decent brand as some of the budget Chinese ones are a bit iffy.
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I bought this a couple of months back, and it works recharging a Gardiners backpack with the Gardiner charger.
I've recharged the backpack on several occasions with this. It says it is Pure Sine wave. I did notice there were a few other makes advertised as Pure Sine Wave, but the small print says they were modified sine wave.
I honestly can't remember what the inverter drew when charging. If I remember, I will run the backpack tomorrow and report back. This inverter happily ran my 620 watt 115mm angle grinder, but I did use it in conjunction with a soft start module.
I'm running it off my 105amp Lithium Lifepo4 battery.
I've recharged the backpack on several occasions with this. It says it is Pure Sine wave. I did notice there were a few other makes advertised as Pure Sine Wave, but the small print says they were modified sine wave.
I honestly can't remember what the inverter drew when charging. If I remember, I will run the backpack tomorrow and report back. This inverter happily ran my 620 watt 115mm angle grinder, but I did use it in conjunction with a soft start module.
I'm running it off my 105amp Lithium Lifepo4 battery.
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Our local mobile key cutting business run a LWB Ford custom with a 2000 watt inverter. He runs all his key cutting equipment and charges his laptop with it. He runs this inverter off his starter battery without issue. But then I don't believe any of his equipment I saw would use much 230v current.
An inverter uses current even when it's not being used. So it would be a good idea to include an on/off switch as part of the connection. I still have to do that, although I have the switch and cabling.
An inverter uses current even when it's not being used. So it would be a good idea to include an on/off switch as part of the connection. I still have to do that, although I have the switch and cabling.
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