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Reply With QuoteI'm pretty sure that would instantly kill your power supply. Make sure one of our engineers here replies before you do something like that.
Just another idea...
OK, just thinking here about the inverter->power supply system I've got setup here and how to do more with it. Well, I'm going to have an external computer plug in cord so I can run the computer without running the car, so what about hooking one of the non-used 12v lines out of the power supply to the positive terminal of the car battery? Then it would work like a trickle charger while I use the computer and have a nice strong battery when I go to start the car later. Also cool if you have a plug in parking space, leave the computer run as a security system and charge the battery at the same time.
Sounds good to me.
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I'm pretty sure that would instantly kill your power supply. Make sure one of our engineers here replies before you do something like that.
Dude the inverter is so inefficient, that 5 amps from the +12 won't be sufficient to make up for the loss that the inverter is placing on the battery.
I think the laws of thermodynamics come to mind.
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whoops! I read you wrong! I musta skipped over the "external cord" thing.
Well, again, I doubt that all of 5Amps from the +12V will make a significant difference on the battery, not to mention that any car theif could just slice up the power cord
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I know, but it will work right? That's all I'm looking for.
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In Short, no.
The computer power supply is running @ 12V. Automotive battery chargers run @ 14V. They do this to prevent the current from the battery from flowing back through the charger. Which ever source has the higher voltage will determine the current direction. If your battery has a standing voltage of 12.000001 V then it will send current back through your computer power supply. I.E. VERY FRIGGING BAD.
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yeh also considering that most batteries (well mine does any way
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