there are a couple of dc powered microwaves, but the magnetrons need ac to work, they are an ac component. i think makita makes one which is expensive and chews up a tool battery per use. the og radar seeking 40mm anti aircraft shells the allies invented in ww2 used a liquid battery which would rupture from the shock of firing, and then powered a magnetron in its nose for a few seconds to proximity detonate dramatically increasing the effectiveness of us naval antiaircraft weapons in ww2. this was demonstrated best during the "Mariana turkey shoot" in the battle of the philipean sea towards the end of ww2. not sure how they got a vacuum tube to survive being fired through a 40mm bofers aa cannon, but a rare example of a magnetron which used a dc power source all the same.
Right on. Newbies are so obsessed with running everything off inverter that they sometimes plug 12v devices into them. I've heard of three maxxfans blown up that way so far.
Well said! The future is DC only. All the systems soon or later will come with DC instead of AC inputs. The main problem is that there is no standard input Voltage between electric devices. I'm planning my new off-grid house to use a 48V DC bus and high efficient converters (with GaN FETs). A possible solution for the most devices would be a USB-C plug so you can handle the different voltages.
Thank you for sharing. I have a small fan with a heater made for the cigarette lighter output for cars. I plugged it into the dc outlet of my delta river pro, but the load was to big. The heater demanded more than 140 watts (the package wrongfully had info of 130w). The delta river pro should handle 600watt load, so I was disappointed. Do you know how big load the Anker can handle through the cigarette lighter output?
You bet! However the DC wattage is rated differently than the AC. Even though the AC inverter is rated up to 600 watts, the DC is typically rated around 10 amps X 12 Volts = 120 watts. I hope that helps!
![[Car camping] No inverter required, DC appliances for vanlife](/img/1.gif)
there are a couple of dc powered microwaves, but the magnetrons need ac to work, they are an ac component. i think makita makes one which is expensive and chews up a tool battery per use. the og radar seeking 40mm anti aircraft shells the allies invented in ww2 used a liquid battery which would rupture from the shock of firing, and then powered a magnetron in its nose for a few seconds to proximity detonate dramatically increasing the effectiveness of us naval antiaircraft weapons in ww2. this was demonstrated best during the "Mariana turkey shoot" in the battle of the philipean sea towards the end of ww2. not sure how they got a vacuum tube to survive being fired through a 40mm bofers aa cannon, but a rare example of a magnetron which used a dc power source all the same.
Are there any power stations out There that have more than 1 good 12v dc output? I haven’t been able to find any.
"skip the brick..."
that's very helpful. thanks for the simple explanation.
Right on. Newbies are so obsessed with running everything off inverter that they sometimes plug 12v devices into them. I've heard of three maxxfans blown up that way so far.
Well said! The future is DC only. All the systems soon or later will come with DC instead of AC inputs. The main problem is that there is no standard input Voltage between electric devices. I'm planning my new off-grid house to use a 48V DC bus and high efficient converters (with GaN FETs). A possible solution for the most devices would be a USB-C plug so you can handle the different voltages.
Great video Scott 👍❤️. Pura Vida
Thank you for sharing. I have a small fan with a heater made for the cigarette lighter output for cars. I plugged it into the dc outlet of my delta river pro, but the load was to big. The heater demanded more than 140 watts (the package wrongfully had info of 130w). The delta river pro should handle 600watt load, so I was disappointed. Do you know how big load the Anker can handle through the cigarette lighter output?
You bet! However the DC wattage is rated differently than the AC. Even though the AC inverter is rated up to 600 watts, the DC is typically rated around 10 amps X 12 Volts = 120 watts. I hope that helps!