Using power inverter to run electrical at shows?

[BreakMyWallet 10+ year member]

sup guys i'm looking for some sort of power inverter i can hook up to my battery at shows so i can run some strobes, small led's,tv's and my system. which wont be more than 1k watts. any of you guys use somethin for shows like a power inverter? do you just hook it up to the battery? what size would i need? links would be great!! thanks in advance!!!

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[benchambers80]

Get a strong power inverter and an extra battery and you should be ok, maybe an isolator

 

[BreakMyWallet 10+ year member]

how strong are we talking?

i was thinkin about getting a kenetik 600 or whatever it is. i have an optima yellowtop at the moment

 

[BreakMyWallet 10+ year member]

http://sonicelectronix.com/item_12391_Cobra+CPI+1575.html#

thinkin about that. but im not quite sure how to run it

do i just connect power/ground to the battery and it will be able to handle the electronics?

im guessing i would connect it to the extra battery. and have both batteries connected by an isolator?

 

[benchambers80]

How big, Depends how much shit you wanna run.

 

[benchambers80]

Also their is alot of different power inverter technology. Might wanna look into that.

That cobra doesn't look very strong.

I am not reccomending this because I dont know anythign about it but it look like it has more balls

http://cgi.ebay.com/2000-Watt-Power-Inverter-4000-Watt-Peak-Brand-NEW_W0QQitemZ120254808147QQihZ002QQcategoryZ85805QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[BreakMyWallet 10+ year member]

ahh im diggin that one because it shows the wattage and volts.

thanks man!

so do i just hook that up to power/ground?

 

[benchambers80]

Dont' buy it before doing research. If you do, don't hold me responsible if it is a knock off.

Usually it is just power ground.

 

[BreakMyWallet 10+ year member]

lol i know i wont buy anything for a couple weeks. just need it before a show in mid june.

thanks again!