On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 09:59:45 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 4/13/2016 9:46 AM, dilbert firestorm wrote:
anyone recommend a good power invertor?

just looking for something to power a corded power drill from a truck to
use as a sort of a power jack on the scissors jack.


I bid on two inverters on Ebay. Some how, I had
two winning bids. Both 750 watt. One Husky, and
one Vector. They looked identical, except for
the brand. This was my old furnace, which got
replaced in 2004. The plan was to use a marine
battery to power the furnace for an hour or so,
if the power was out. Find out that the inverter
didn't have enough power to run the blower fan
on the furnace. Makes me wonder what size of
inverter and drill would run a scissor jack?
Easy enoiugh to figure out. What is the peak power draw on a half
inch low speed drill? My Makita is rated at 6.3 amps - so 750 watts.
Being a universal brush type motor it MIGHT draw1500 watts starting
into a load. I'd say a 2500 watt inverter would work just fine. Might
get away with a 1750

About the same as would be required to run a coleman furnace in a
trailer.