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Old 01-11-2014
whites75 whites75 is offline
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Originally Posted by bretts View Post
I'd get a 12v battery for two reasons:-

1. You can still start your car at the end of the day.

2. Your charger will get the correct current (amps) for charging. Also it's only 150w at 240volts, so volts/watts = amps i.e. 1.6 amps at 240v Ac

You'd have to see what input your charger needs at 240v to give at least 5amps at 12v

To conclude:-

Sounds like a bit of a faff to me.
hi bretts - so if I got the 12v car battery do you hook it up to the battery on my car to get the power? (sorry never done it before and not sure how it works)
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