Worried that someone will charge their Dewalt while you're at the movies, potentially leaving you with a dead battery?
Or that someone will steal your charger that was in there?
I expect there's an interior switch to turn it on/off, so #1 probably isn't that likely.
Chip H.
More specifically, it will almost certainly only work while the ignition key is in the "on" position (and NOT in the "accessory" position - just like the 100-watt inverter on the first-generation Ridgeline) and quite possibly only if the engine is actually running. A 400-watt inverter that is 90% efficient will require about 37 amps at full load. A typical, 12-volt automotive battery is rated at 40 Ah, so it'd be "dead" (incapable of starting the vehicle) in less than one hour. Also, draining a battery that low even once takes months, if not years, off its life.I expect there's an interior switch to turn it on/off
Like the 100-watt inverter in the first generation, it will instantly switch off until the cause of the current fault or overload condition is removed. Most inverters have internal over-current, over-temperature, and ground fault detection that will cause their output to immediately switch off. Most will automatically reset. Some will rest only after power is removed and re-applied. A few require a manual reset. With the amount of liability involved these days, you can rest assured it will be safe.I expect kids will screw with it... what happens if you stick a paper clip into the receptacle holes?
