A:AnswerHow often you need to restart your car depends on the size and quality of your car's battery and alternator that recharges the car's battery. You could probably get by with restarting the car every 45 minutes and charging for 15 minutes.
A:AnswerIt did not kill my battery, but it did keep blowing my fuses in my vehicle. I went through 4 fuses on my trip from Minnesota to Florida and finally stopped using it in Indiana.
A:AnswerYou can plug in two items, total of 175W max. I have an IdeaPad 3 and an Android phone (Note 10+) I keep plugged in and have no issues with. As you can see from top of the inverter you are able to plug in two 3-prong cords and one USB item on the reverse side of unit. And yes, it does plug into your cigarette lighter.
A:AnswerHello, The CPS175PSU is a power inverter. Power inverters do not have a battery and require 12 volt power from your vehicle to power device connected to it. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our support team at 877-297-6937. Thank you for submitting your question!
A:AnswerAn inverter converts power from DC to AC either using a large batter storage bank or a battery that is being continuously charged from the alternator while the vehicle is running. Yes, the inverter does get its power by plugging it into the cigarette lighter connection.
A:AnswerThis is a power inverter that draws power from your car's cigar outlet. Will not work for the scenario described in your question. Thank you for submitting your question!
A:AnswerThe CPS175PSU does not have a battery to charge. It is powered by the 12 volt cigar lighter port. Although it is not shown in the product photos, it does come with an attachment for the cigar outlet. Thank you for submitting your question!
A:AnswerUnfortunately, no. This has to plug directly into your car outlet, so it would only power your banks, not take power from them.
Unless... if you got some weird “car outlet type adapter to USB” then perhaps. Otherwise, no.
