“Going camping soon, will this be able to power a 1500W griddle grill long enough to cook food by hooking it up to my 2018 Jeep Renegade car battery while the car is running?”
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Some practical considerations for powering a 1500W griddle using the vehicle engine start battery... 1) The input current to your power inverter should be around 1666 Watts (taking into account conversion efficiency). The input current to the inverter will be around 117 Amps. 2) If the vehicle alternator can output more then 117 Amps then there should be no risk to discharging the engine starting battery. 3) if the vehicle alternator output is less than the inverter current draw then the battery will start to discharge. 4) For reference, a typical engine starting battery will have an 80Ah charge capacity. Using that figure, a 1500 Watt inverter load will operate for about 41 minutes to fully discharge the battery. 5) with the Engine and charging system operating and a 1500 Watt load at the inverter output, your run time may increase. Those are some of the nuts and bolts to get a better idea of what's going on with an inverter operating high power loads from the engine starting battery. The only concern with this configuration is that you are out camping and using an engine starting battery to power a 1500 Watt grill. If you're not careful you might end up draining your jeep battery adding an unwelcomed complication to your camping trip. The safer bet is to power the inverter from a deep cycle battery with a charge capacity sufficient to provide the required operating time.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Absolutely it will. Mine is wired to my truck and I cook on the griddle all the time
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Since you'll be connected to the battery and the Jeep will be running, you should not have any troubles powering your griddle. You will even be able to power chargers and a laptop. Just try not to exceed 2,500 watts of continuous power. Since the vehicle will be running, you'll actually be running off the vehicle's alternator. So keep fuel in mind.
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