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    Using an inverter to charge from a car

    Oh she'll be decorated. My dream for a mutant vehicle is a canoe. Only slightly above ground level and a mounted paddle in the rear is the steering mechanism. Think the fur trappers from Kids in the Hall.
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    Motorcycles are still banned, as are electric scooters. but pedal assist style electric bikes are allowed, and basically anything with pedals that you are not quite obviously motoring around in is fine. I pedal the whole time I'm riding, it's just nice to take some strain off. It's coming in...
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    Using an inverter to charge from a car

    There are enough people in my village with gennies that I probably don't even need one. The panel is an interesting ideal. It's more of a backup in case I feel bad about asking.
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    How loud is it? Do I need baffles?
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    It's ummm, not that type of camping. Burning Man. Dry lakebed with no services (or trees, rocks, bugs) for miles. Some camps bring generators. The noise from the genny's is possibly the least offensive noise out there. Unless you actually like dubstep.
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    dogman, this is more of a backup procedure if I can't get some generator access. I'm thinking you're correct that I don't need to full on idle the car for the full charging time, rather pulse it on and off. It's a rental car, so I'm not concerned about the wear and tear on the car battery.
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    Using an inverter to charge from a car

    Will do. I just wanted to get some advice on it first. I'm still hoping I can borrow some generator time off my neighbors when they are already running theirs. But this will give me at least some piece of mind that I can charge it on my own.
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    And now we are straining my understanding of batteries and electronics. The most I've ever done is tinkered with some addressable LED's and an arduino.
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    Using an inverter to charge from a car

    She, and it's a LiFEPO4 38.4V also, thanks for the help everyone.
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    Using an inverter to charge from a car

    Thanks so much for your help. Do I need to bother with a pure sine wave inverter?
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    Using an inverter to charge from a car

    How do I figure out the demand from the charger? Edit: Watts = Amps*Voltage. My charger says input is 1.8A, output 2.0A. This gets me in a 200-300 Watt range, correct?
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    Using an inverter to charge from a car

    Just started riding a Prodeco bike I got cheap. First of all, why the hell did nobody tell me how awesome electric bikes are? It's a perfect vehicle for my errands around town and frankly I could probably commute with it. I have a distinct feeling that when this one dies, I will be upgrading...
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