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Inverter Drive

January 18th, 2010 admin No comments

Inverter Drive

can you plug an inverter into a splitter or will this overload your cig lighter outlet in your car?

I am going on a lengthy road trip this summer. I want to take my lap top so I can do my work part-time while i am on the road, and my friend is driving. We also have ipods, cell phone chargers, etc to use in the car.

I've been looking at inverters for my laptop. Now my friend mentions we should get a splitter for the cig lighter outlet and then plug the inverter into that. Anyone know if this will be ok?

Mainly I'm worried about burning up my alternator/battery and/or my electronical devices. How much wattage can a cig lighter deal with?

Usually they will handle 5 amps which is 12 x 5 = 60 watts. They have a 5 amp fuse, so you won't overload anything. You may be able to get a bigger amperage one as I think most cigarette lighter outlets will handle 10 amps = 120 amps. Check with your local electronic store. They will be able to advise you.

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