Edmund Storms wrote:
I suggest if you want to power serious items that you attach the DC-AC
inverter directly to the 12 V battery.
Yes, that's what guy suggested here:
http://www.invertersrus.com/priusinverter.html QUOTE:
"I have two inverters in my Toyota Prius. I use an AIMS 75 Watt Power
Inverter plugged into the 'cigarette lighter' outlet and use it to run my
laptop . . .
I also have an AIMS 1250 Watt modified sine wave power inverter mounted in
the rear beside the rest of my disaster preparedness kit, in the event of
an earthquake . . . It is set up to power the refrigerator, TV, computer
and selected lights in the house. . .
[The inverter] connects to this 12v battery to provide the 120v AC to the
house. A full tank of gas (10 gallons) could keep my house powered for weeks."
1250 watts is more than you might think, especially with today's
low-wattage refrigerators, compact fluorescent lights and personal
computers. My 3 kW generator is more than enough during most outages, even
at night. The only thing it does not do is run the gas furnace (the blower,
lighter, controls, etc). I would have to modify the house wiring for that.
I would be a little bit concerned about putting such a large inverter on
the battery for hours or days at a time. Could that hurt the battery?
- Jed
- Re: Prius used as an emergency generator Jed Rothwell
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