Has anyone tried to charge this by leaving the AC cord plugged into a 400 Watt power inverter in your car?
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I have that configuration and it seems to work well--I leave the JNC and inverter connected in the trunk.
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I will have to get back to you on that question. I assume your inverter output is modified sine wave?Anyway i do belive you can charge the unit with dc power using a male male cord to go into your cigarette lighter. look up the manual online, it will say for sure.
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I couldn't find the AC input requirement but doubt it exceeds 400 Watt so the inverter might work. However you can use the 12V power source plug or cigarette lighter. This from the owners manual: Recharging Using 12 Volt Power Jump-N-Carry may also be recharged by using the included Male-Male 12V Extension Cord (Part No. ESA1). Plug one end into the 12 Volt outlet on the Jump-N-Carry and the other end into the vehicle's 12 Volt power port socket. The vehicle must be running to charge with this method. SUGGESTED 12 VOLT RECHARGE TIMES After jump starting: 20 minutes After using the air compressor: 2 hours After using as portable power: 2 hours NOTE: It is strongly recommended that the Jump-N-Carry be recharged using the AC charging method. Recharging from a vehicle's 12 volt power outlet should be done only when the AC alternative is unavailable.
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It shouldn't cause problems. The inverter would only see the voltage from the charger not the current.
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Keep in mind that you will need a 110V power outlet or a capeable inverter in your car, first.
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Yes, with a power inverter that is rated for more than 450w. Be careful because it will blow stock fuses if you use the power outlet. Wire it yourself or replace the fuse. I recommend using a 40 Amp fuse with a 500w+ power inverter.
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If you have an A/C power source why go through the hassle of a/c to dc charger and battery to AC inverter?
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I've never done that, but I think it says on the manual NOT to plug it in, and charge at the same time.
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Cannot say, never tried it that way, always used it charged but not plugged in.
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Not with any thing that came with mine, the only charger I got must plug into 110ac. But I have that in my car.
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Not with the plug it comes with. I'm sure if you find an AC plug that goes into the car charger you could do it.
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You would need power inverter, one side looks like a cigarette lighter plug connection that plugs into your car. The other side is a power box with a 110v plug , it should have a wall outlet looking connection which is what you plug the charger up to.
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I can't see why not either. While driving, this gadget and the car's battery are both being charged by the car's system, which has many times the necessary output to run everything all by itself. You wouldn't want to use the inverter when you were charging the battery from the wall charger, but there's no reason to try that in the first place.
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I don't know. I have not tried it. I have not had any luck in the past with others. We just plug it in with the cord.
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it has to be plugged into a 12v dc power source, like your car cigarette lighter, or with the direct to battery connections supplied with the inverter. it will not work unless it is connected to power.
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yea it can be charged but it will take longer to charge becaus of the low wattage associated with car chargers
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I am testing this. And from my last 2 times of charging 2 AAA's. i gotten the charge by using Solar and USB with a RavPower 15watt solar panel. down to about 30-1hour vs 3hours of just the solar charger on the XTG charger itself. I'll message back when i test out 4AA's with this try. But it seems pretty good chaining the integrated Solar panel with a USB high power Solar panel together.
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It is NOT a charger, one way inverter. it will probly smoke if you try to back feed it. For grid tied inverters THEY have to have a 60 Hz syncing circuit! Try a power jack to feed the grid.
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Hi Jen, We have only used it plugged in. My husband thinks you can charge it and use it while charged. I will tell you it has saved us a towing expense on 3 occasions. Twice with a dead battery. So dead....it wouldn't charge. Once a bad alternator. We used the quick charge function and it worked like a charm so that we could get it to the shop. Good luck.