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.

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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.


Not sure about the inverters. I have little
experience with those.

As to the scissors jack, you may need to
use an impact driver, as scissor jack
needs a lot of torque.

I wonder if 12 volt DC jacks are made? I've
not seen one. Guess I'm full of non-answers
today? Or maybe not?

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On 4/13/2016 6:46 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.

It would help if you knew the sort of load involved.
Motors tend to be poorly behaved loads.

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?

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learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
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On 4/13/2016 9:52 AM, Don Y wrote:
On 4/13/2016 6:46 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.

It would help if you knew the sort of load involved.
Motors tend to be poorly behaved loads.


Watt?

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learn more about Jesus
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"dilbert firestorm" wrote in message
...
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.


YOu may just want to look for a 12 volt impact driver.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 9:46:23 AM UTC-4, 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.

These guys do cars (not trucks) with cordless drills. Seems like no trouble
at all for the drill. Not sure how big your truck is...

http://lifehacker.com/5766205/lift-y...r-with-a-drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTSsGaHXTlA

If you really want to use a corded drill you would need to know how much
power the drill will draw and then match the inverter to that.

You'll also need to know how you are going to attach the invert to
the truck. Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to. It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

I'm not recommending HF inverters, but this page shows what I mean. Anything
above 80 watts continuous either comes with clip leads or no leads at all,
meaning that you have to come up with your own connection scheme.

http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...inverters.html

I just bought this one, but it is only used to power the Fast Charger
for my smartphone, which requires AC. (USB only charges at the slow rate)

http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ter-66944.html

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
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http://tinyurl.com/j6b9kl7

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?

I bought some tiny inverter because it was cheap, and took it out to
the edge of the woods to run an electric drill. How much could a
small drill use, I thought. The inverter was nowhere near big enough.
I was going to drill a hole in the pine-cone shaped post cap of a
chain link fence. When the drill didnt' work, I touched it and
realized it would come right off with no effort. So I took it home
and drilled the hole.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

On 4/13/2016 11:35 AM, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 09:59:45 -0400, Stormin Mormon
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?

I bought some tiny inverter because it was cheap, and took it out to
the edge of the woods to run an electric drill. How much could a
small drill use, I thought. The inverter was nowhere near big enough.
I was going to drill a hole in the pine-cone shaped post cap of a
chain link fence. When the drill didnt' work, I touched it and
realized it would come right off with no effort. So I took it home
and drilled the hole.


Since that time, I think I've found out that the
12 volt DC wires they supply are under sized. One
other friend had similar problem, using under size
DC wires. I wonder if you had under sized DC wires?

If you have VOM and a clamp on ammeter for AC, perhaps
you can do some tests, and we can all learn.

I'd do a test on my new furnace, but don't want to risk
frying a circuit board on modified sine power.

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learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
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On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:40:21 AM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

To what end? How many people actually need more power than the modern
accessory sockets provide?

Oh, BTW, do you think that they would just give away that "tiny bit of
money"? No, they would raise the price of the vehicle. I don't need to
pay more for my vehicles just because you plan on (stinking up your's by)
taking up cigars.



And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

On 4/13/2016 11:50 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:40:21 AM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

To what end? How many people actually need more power than the modern
accessory sockets provide?

Oh, BTW, do you think that they would just give away that "tiny bit of
money"? No, they would raise the price of the vehicle.[And if they make a zillion units of the vehicle, the gross exense to the company is sizable.] I don't need to
pay more for my vehicles just because you plan on (stinking up your's by)
taking up cigars.



And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

Posted inline, as your comment also was.

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"dilbert firestorm" wrote in message
...

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.

-- Dilbert Firestorm

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I believe that scissors jack operate on screw from the side, as some one
said inverter size depend on your load. However guessing drill size what you
need is low speed ½€� industrial type, impact drill is €œno no€� otherwise not
only that it will not work right but it might damage the screw on the Jack.
Inverter should be 750-1000 watts €œContinues€� operation not intermittent,
but everybody have their own opinion.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 12:04:44 PM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 4/13/2016 11:50 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:40:21 AM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

To what end? How many people actually need more power than the modern
accessory sockets provide?

Oh, BTW, do you think that they would just give away that "tiny bit of
money"? No, they would raise the price of the vehicle.[And if they make a zillion units of the vehicle, the gross exense to the company is sizable.] I don't need to
pay more for my vehicles just because you plan on (stinking up your's by)
taking up cigars.



And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

Posted inline, as your comment also was.


Are you bragging that you've finally *come close* to posting correcting?

I say *come close* because I did not post my response the middle of a
paragraph like you did. I posted in the appropriate section, on a line
by itself.

You'll figure it out, eventually. Feel free to brag when you do.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:59:22 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 12:04:44 PM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 4/13/2016 11:50 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:40:21 AM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

To what end? How many people actually need more power than the modern
accessory sockets provide?

Oh, BTW, do you think that they would just give away that "tiny bit of
money"? No, they would raise the price of the vehicle.[And if they make a zillion units of the vehicle, the gross exense to the company is sizable.] I don't need to
pay more for my vehicles just because you plan on (stinking up your's by)
taking up cigars.



And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

Posted inline, as your comment also was.


Are you bragging that you've finally *come close* to posting correcting?

I say *come close* because I did not post my response the middle of a
paragraph like you did. I posted in the appropriate section, on a line
by itself.

You'll figure it out, eventually. Feel free to brag when you do.

You are talking *at* someone that top-posted, literally, for years!

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
Dilbert Firestorm

remove *byteme* to email me

....in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:34:27 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:59:22 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 12:04:44 PM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 4/13/2016 11:50 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:40:21 AM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

To what end? How many people actually need more power than the modern
accessory sockets provide?

Oh, BTW, do you think that they would just give away that "tiny bit of
money"? No, they would raise the price of the vehicle.[And if they make a zillion units of the vehicle, the gross exense to the company is sizable.] I don't need to
pay more for my vehicles just because you plan on (stinking up your's by)
taking up cigars.



And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

Posted inline, as your comment also was.


Are you bragging that you've finally *come close* to posting correcting?

I say *come close* because I did not post my response the middle of a
paragraph like you did. I posted in the appropriate section, on a line
by itself.

You'll figure it out, eventually. Feel free to brag when you do.

You are talking *at* someone that top-posted, literally, for years!

Oh, I know...

I guess he just has to toot his own horn as he slowly but surely makes
the move towards what is normal for most of us.

It's kind of like the toddler that is proud of the poop he managed to
get into the toilet. "Mommy! Mommy! Look what I did!"

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:38:44 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
Dilbert Firestorm

remove *byteme* to email me

...in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

Is that a piece of Romex hanging from the ceiling? I wonder if it's live.

I'll bet it is.

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.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:40:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.
A lot of the "heavy" wires years ago just had thicker insulation. The
newer insulation is thinner for the same effectiveness.

Everything today is built as lightly as possible - with the American
manufacturers being every bit as "guilty" as the Japanese.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:00:47 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:38:44 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
Dilbert Firestorm

remove *byteme* to email me

...in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

Is that a piece of Romex hanging from the ceiling? I wonder if it's live.

I'll bet it is.

And what's wrong with a real basement? (it's an extension cord to a shop light numbnuts!)

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:04:39 -0400, Stormin Moron
wrote:



Posted inline, as your comment also was.
Posted inline??
You didn't post ANYTHING of an value - inline or not
And you didn't trim anything either.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:10:10 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:00:47 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:38:44 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
Dilbert Firestorm

remove *byteme* to email me

...in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

Is that a piece of Romex hanging from the ceiling? I wonder if it's live.

I'll bet it is.

And what's wrong with a real basement?

There's nothing wrong with a real basement. Why do you ask?

(it's an extension cord to a shop light numbnuts!)

So are you saying that it is *not* a piece of Romex? That is what I asked.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:37:46 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:10:10 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:00:47 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:38:44 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
Dilbert Firestorm

remove *byteme* to email me

...in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

Is that a piece of Romex hanging from the ceiling? I wonder if it's live.

I'll bet it is.

And what's wrong with a real basement?

There's nothing wrong with a real basement. Why do you ask?

(it's an extension cord to a shop light numbnuts!)

So are you saying that it is *not* a piece of Romex? That is what I asked.

IT IS NOT A PIECE OF ROMEX OR ANYTHING SIMILAR! How's that, plain enough?

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 3:54:38 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:37:46 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:10:10 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:00:47 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:38:44 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
Dilbert Firestorm

remove *byteme* to email me

...in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

Is that a piece of Romex hanging from the ceiling? I wonder if it's live.

I'll bet it is.

And what's wrong with a real basement?

There's nothing wrong with a real basement. Why do you ask?

(it's an extension cord to a shop light numbnuts!)

So are you saying that it is *not* a piece of Romex? That is what I asked.

IT IS NOT A PIECE OF ROMEX OR ANYTHING SIMILAR! How's that, plain enough?

Why are you yelling?

Why did you ask me "what's wrong with real basement?"

Why do you have trouble answering simple, direct questions?

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 4:43:29 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 3:54:38 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:37:46 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:10:10 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:00:47 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:38:44 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

--
Dilbert Firestorm

remove *byteme* to email me

...in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

Is that a piece of Romex hanging from the ceiling? I wonder if it's live.

I'll bet it is.

And what's wrong with a real basement?

There's nothing wrong with a real basement. Why do you ask?

(it's an extension cord to a shop light numbnuts!)

So are you saying that it is *not* a piece of Romex? That is what I asked.

IT IS NOT A PIECE OF ROMEX OR ANYTHING SIMILAR! How's that, plain enough?

Why are you yelling?

Why did you ask me "what's wrong with real basement?"

Why do you have trouble answering simple, direct questions?

When things are apparent I see no need in explaining the obvious...if you don't get-it, too ****ing bad.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:41:23 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 4/13/2016 11:35 AM, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 09:59:45 -0400, Stormin Mormon
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?

I bought some tiny inverter because it was cheap, and took it out to
the edge of the woods to run an electric drill. How much could a
small drill use, I thought. The inverter was nowhere near big enough.
I was going to drill a hole in the pine-cone shaped post cap of a
chain link fence. When the drill didnt' work, I touched it and
realized it would come right off with no effort. So I took it home
and drilled the hole.


Since that time, I think I've found out that the
12 volt DC wires they supply are under sized. One
other friend had similar problem, using under size
DC wires. I wonder if you had under sized DC wires?

Well the rating on the converter was far less than that simple drill
required. I had underestimated what the drill needed.

If you have VOM and a clamp on ammeter for AC, perhaps
you can do some tests, and we can all learn.

I'd do a test on my new furnace, but don't want to risk
frying a circuit board on modified sine power.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:50:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:40:21 AM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

To what end? How many people actually need more power than the modern
accessory sockets provide?

I do.

Oh, BTW, do you think that they would just give away that "tiny bit of
money"? No, they would raise the price of the vehicle. I don't need to
pay more for my vehicles just because you plan on (stinking up your's by)
taking up cigars.

If you're going to make an omelet, you have to break a few eggs.



And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:09:01 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:40:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

A lot of the "heavy" wires years ago just had thicker insulation. The
newer insulation is thinner for the same effectiveness.

I've stripped and spliced and soldered wires in most of my cars and
the metal part of these new wires are definitely thinner.

Everything today is built as lightly as possible - with the American
manufacturers being every bit as "guilty" as the Japanese.

That's what I was afraid of.

On 4/13/2016 6:11 PM, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:41:23 -0400, Stormin Mormon

Since that time, I think I've found out that the
12 volt DC wires they supply are under sized. One
other friend had similar problem, using under size
DC wires. I wonder if you had under sized DC wires?

Well the rating on the converter was far less than that simple drill
required. I had underestimated what the drill needed.

Motors can be rough on invertes. Big start
up current. What was the rating of the
inverter, and of the drill?



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On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 6:13:28 PM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:50:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:40:21 AM UTC-4, Micky wrote:
On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

To what end? How many people actually need more power than the modern
accessory sockets provide?

I do.

....and that's why they sell inverters and the cables required to hook them to the battery:
for those that need extra power. (BTW I have a 1000 watt inverter and the cables required
to hook it to the battery. However, I don't think that everyone should pay extra for a heavy
duty accessory port just because some of us need more power.)

Oh, BTW, do you think that they would just give away that "tiny bit of
money"? No, they would raise the price of the vehicle. I don't need to
pay more for my vehicles just because you plan on (stinking up your's by)
taking up cigars.

If you're going to make an omelet, you have to break a few eggs.

....and how does that apply to this situation?




And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 6:07:26 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 4:43:29 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 3:54:38 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:37:46 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:10:10 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:00:47 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 1:38:44 PM UTC-4, bob_villain wrote:
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:46:23 AM UTC-5, 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.

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...in my opinion...this is the way to go: http://vid1181.photobucket.com/album...psqyqyjzkn.mp4

Is that a piece of Romex hanging from the ceiling? I wonder if it's live.

I'll bet it is.

And what's wrong with a real basement?

There's nothing wrong with a real basement. Why do you ask?

(it's an extension cord to a shop light numbnuts!)

So are you saying that it is *not* a piece of Romex? That is what I asked.

IT IS NOT A PIECE OF ROMEX OR ANYTHING SIMILAR! How's that, plain enough?

Why are you yelling?

Why did you ask me "what's wrong with real basement?"

Why do you have trouble answering simple, direct questions?

When things are apparent I see no need in explaining the obvious...if you don't get-it, too ****ing bad.

At least you've stopped yelling. You're not being nice, but at least you've stopped yelling.

Good for you.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:46:13 -0500, 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.

A former co worker got tired of buying batteries for his 12 volt drill
years
ago. He just rigged up a cord for it with clamps for the battery. Maybe
that
would be an option since retailers are selling drills and such without
batteries.


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On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:15:27 -0400, Micky
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:09:01 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:40:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

A lot of the "heavy" wires years ago just had thicker insulation. The
newer insulation is thinner for the same effectiveness.

I've stripped and spliced and soldered wires in most of my cars and
the metal part of these new wires are definitely thinner.

Everything today is built as lightly as possible - with the American
manufacturers being every bit as "guilty" as the Japanese.

That's what I was afraid of.
You want to see the wires in an airplane. The wiring in most older
cars - American or not, was grossly over-sized - to make sure there
was enough conductor left after corrosion attacked the conductors.

With newer sealed connectors that is less of a problem.. The wires in
today's vehicles are sized for the anticipated load.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:07:47 -0400, BQ340
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.


Down & dirty is to use an old computer UPS. Rip out the batteries &
extend the wires that went to the batteries to big clips (from an old
batt charger if you have) & you are good to go.


MikeB
It still needs to be able to supply the needed power - which means
bigger than 1KVA - and there are VERY few 1kva or larger UPS units
that run on 12 volts. Most are 36 or 48 volts.

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

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It's kind of like the toddler that is proud of the poop he managed to
get into the toilet. "Mommy! Mommy! Look what I did!"

"That's nice honey, but that's the bathtub, not the pottie!"

He'll get there, eventually . . .

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Everything today is built as lightly as possible - with the American
manufacturers being every bit as "guilty" as the Japanese.

Got some alleged 12ga speaker wire from Ebay. It was the right diameter
OUTSIDE for 12ga wire, but inside was perhaps 18ga wire. The thick jacket
was just for show . . .

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"Micky" wrote in message

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I was going to drill a hole in the pine-cone shaped post cap of a
chain link fence. When the drill didnt' work, I touched it and
realized it would come right off with no effort. So I took it home
and drilled the hole.

There's always more than one way to pare a possum!

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On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:35:27 -0400, Micky
wrote:


I bought some tiny inverter because it was cheap, and took it out to
the edge of the woods to run an electric drill. How much could a
small drill use, I thought. The inverter was nowhere near big enough.
I was going to drill a hole in the pine-cone shaped post cap of a
chain link fence. When the drill didnt' work, I touched it and
realized it would come right off with no effort. So I took it home
and drilled the hole.

Same thing happened to me years ago. I have a small inverter that runs
my laptop computer just fine. But I wanted to drill a hole in my
mailbox, to replace the cheap plastic flag with a sturdy metal one I
saved from another mailbox that was junk. The drill just kicked the
inverters reset.

At the time I did not have a cordless drill, but that would have worked
fine. I just removed the mailbox from the post and took it to the garage
to install the flag. More work that way, but it did the job.

Motors have high starting current. Maybe the drill says 6 amps, but it
may need double that amount to start. Drills are not as bad as big
motors though. Motors with a start-capacitor need less amps to start,
but all of them still have a high draw when they start. Thats why your
house lights may flicker when a well pump, air compressor or other large
motor kicks on.

Read the amps on your drill, get an inverter that is double that amount,
and add a little more. Example, if the drill needs 6A, get a 15A
inverter.