does this have to be attached directly to a car battery and then you run it into the house? Looking for indoor only power source.
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This is a current inverter: from 12 volts to 110/120 volts. That means that you have to get your 12 volts from a battery, usually from a car, because the car battery is readily charged up, then run a extension cord from the inverter into your house, as back-up power, to power up a light, or a TV, when power from your Utility Company is down. But you are not limited to the battery in your car. You can have a 12 volt battery in your garage or in your basement. You also need to have a charger that will charge-up that battery, (you can buy a charger at any place they sell car or Golf Cart batteries) and connect the inverter to it to get your 110 volts back-up power for the times when Power from the Utility Company is down. Keep in mind that a battery will not last long using this inverter. For any practical purpose you will need a pack of batteries, like: 2, 4, 8 or more, to have some serious back-up power for 1, 2, 4, or more hours. Go to solarpenny.com to find out about battery packs, or solar power that can keep your battery pack charged up.
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we are using it on a solar and wind off grid. It is hooked up to a 10 battery bank and does a wonderful job. I plan to buy another one just to keep back.
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Only if you have a regular outlet in your car. Some vehicles do. Hubby has a power inverter in his rig, so I bought this for him.
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No, it is wired in directly, so a source of power must be present but a cord with plug could be added.
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you need an external 12 volt battery. I have used my car's battery and also my fish house batteries.
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Needs to be wired directly to a power source. Not plugged in. Not bettery powered either.
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No, it plugs into a 110 volt outlet either in the home, garage or shop. it requires 110v power sourece.
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Short answer is "no". There are two wires coming out of the unit that you can basically connect to the terminals of a 12V battery (I used a car battery). You'd need to get a 12V power supply that plugs into the wall and hook it up to that if you wanted non-battery power.
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I have mine ran through the factory dash switch. You could run it directly to a 12 volt battery, but I strongly encourage putting an inline fuse in.
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unless you have one of those USB Back up battery for when you don't have electricity. You'd still need to plug it into a power source. Doesn't have a stand alone battery.
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You will have to wire to a power source. Mine goes straight to the battery terminal
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No battery..have it attached to a circuit that's only powered when car key is on..
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you could connect it either way I used a transformer and use it in the house but it is 12v so you could use it in the car. the range is not bad but does have to be in a direct line of the IR
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Power source only. You use a wired connection to set it up, then it is wireless.
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Correct! you can hook up directly to a 12volt battery. It also(mine did)comes with a lighter plug as an extra option but i never use that...I just run it off of marine type batteries which i recharge when needed.
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Others have ask "how can I use this both at home and outdoors?" My response was "Having this and a battery pack make a good combination." With a "jump-start" battery pack that usually has a lighter outlet, you can run this anywhere, then just recharge the battery when your done (and since it's only needed for a few minutes at a time, a battery is OK where you don't need a continuous power source). I think that is the easiest way to use anywhere and minimizes the issues of needing a 12V "power supply" to run it in your home (that would need to be like a 10 amp car battery charger) or a "power inverter" to run the AC version from your car. Others have ask "how can I use this both at home and outdoors?" My response was "Having this and a battery pack make a good combination." With a "jump-start" battery pack that usually has a lighter outlet, you can run this anywhere, then just recharge the battery when your done (and since it's only needed for a few minutes at a time, a battery is OK where you don't need a continuous power source). I think that is the easiest way to use anywhere and minimizes the issues of needing a 12V "power supply" to run it in your home (that would need to be like... » Read More Others have ask "how can I use this both at home and outdoors?" My response was "Having this and a battery pack make a good combination." With a "jump-start" battery pack that usually has a lighter outlet, you can run this anywhere, then just recharge the battery when your done (and since it's only needed for a few minutes at a time, a battery is OK where you don't need a continuous power source). I think that is the easiest way to use anywhere and minimizes the issues of needing a 12V "power supply" to run it in your home (that would need to be like a 10 amp car battery charger) or a "power inverter" to run the AC version from your car. « Show Less
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It comes with an inline fuse so yes, it can be connected directly to the battery. In my case I connected it to an auxiliary fuse block I already had installed.
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This amp requires a 12volt power supply. You can use it in your home, if you want to have a car battery in your living room.