Hi, all! I'd love to find an inverter that can plug in to the cigarette lighter plug and live in the center console (without overheating ideally)... Or, if heat is an issue, I could put it under the passenger seat if necessary. What's the largest inverter I can / should get? I see from these forums that it appears to be ~150W, since it's a 12A (16A max) plug; is that correct?
I'm planning to charge electronics with it, so I guess a sine wave inverter would be better, but I've read a few websites that say that for laptops with power bricks, it's likely not a big deal. Which is nice, since non-sine wave inverters are like a third of the cost...
I'd love to see what people have working for them! Thanks for your advice!
Totally separate question... If I wanted to run something high wattage (1200 ish) off my Tesla, do I need to tie in directly to the 12v battery? I'm assuming that can be done with the alligator clips that come with most inverters?
Is there a way to do that in the trunk, or would it require running ~4GA wire all the way to the trunk from the battery up front? Thx!
Cheers,
-joe
I'm planning to charge electronics with it, so I guess a sine wave inverter would be better, but I've read a few websites that say that for laptops with power bricks, it's likely not a big deal. Which is nice, since non-sine wave inverters are like a third of the cost...
I'd love to see what people have working for them! Thanks for your advice!
Totally separate question... If I wanted to run something high wattage (1200 ish) off my Tesla, do I need to tie in directly to the 12v battery? I'm assuming that can be done with the alligator clips that come with most inverters?
Is there a way to do that in the trunk, or would it require running ~4GA wire all the way to the trunk from the battery up front? Thx!
Cheers,
-joe
