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pyves · 06-09-2011, 06:35 PM

Hola,

I am miffed. I dragged a 12 V deep cycle marine battery out to a campground. Charged it with a solar panel. Connected the battery to a 12 V inverter plug (The same one that goes into your cigarette lighter) and ... nothing. In the car, I tried the inverter in the cig lighter and saw that the fuse had blown. Replaced it, went back out to the battery. Pphhhhtt. No power. Fuse blown.

What am I doing wrong? Why would the 12 V marine battery blow a fuse for a unit that works perfectly fine in the car?

Any insight appreciated..

06-09-2011, 06:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
pyves Upright	Newbie 12 Volt / Inverter / Car adapter question Hola, I am miffed. I dragged a 12 V deep cycle marine battery out to a campground. Charged it with a solar panel. Connected the battery to a 12 V inverter plug (The same one that goes into your cigarette lighter) and ... nothing. In the car, I tried the inverter in the cig lighter and saw that the fuse had blown. Replaced it, went back out to the battery. Pphhhhtt. No power. Fuse blown. What am I doing wrong? Why would the 12 V marine battery blow a fuse for a unit that works perfectly fine in the car? Any insight appreciated..