green972.2

would it be possible to hook up a george foreman grill to our cars with the use of a power inverter? The smallest one pulls 760 watts i think

Red Rider

Yeah, it fits right next to the garbage disposal

Sly Raskal

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GreenMonster

I'm not going to go into why you would want to do this, but sure you can.

Once you start trying to power heating elements tho', you have to upgrade the battery storage system.

Now, 750w is alot of power, and you'll be drawing that power for a long time, so you'll want to install a bunch of batteries (at least a couple more) in the trunk like the lowriders have to power their hydraulics or like the pro audio guys have. You'll also want to upgrade the alternator so it will be able to recharge the batteries.

You might also want to think about installing some solar panels too. Maybe one on the hood, a couple on the roof, and maybe another one on the trunk.

One thing that you want to be sure of is to isolate the starting battery from the aux. batteries and inverter. Once your burgers are done, you want to insure that you have enough power in the starting battery to start the car.

In summary, sure you can do it, but I think it might take a little more then just buying an inverter from pepboys

gto2050

Red-CL

Homer did it, why couldn't you?

kevin79925

dude that would be sweet then you would never have to leave your car. well cept to number 1 and number 2. car might smell like whatever you cooked tho!

Chaptorial

No the garbage disposal is supposed to go in your shower so you can prepare a salad while you bath.

gto2050

COSMO KRAMER!

CLpower

fuck that, just cook on the engine on a cooking sheet or some foil, no joke!

Red-CL

I bet that would taste like ass.

proaudio22

750 watts isn't that much. An 800 watt continuous inverter would work fine. You can prob pick one up for less than $100. It's just like running a decent stereo system, and most people do that while driving. All you need to do is wire it up like a large amp with some nice 4ga wire. You are going to draw about 70 amps which shouldn't be too much of a strain on an idling car (our cars ECM can speed up the idle if the electical system has a higher demand). Your headlights/tailights draw about 30 amps alone when on.

There is no reason to be putting batteries all over the place. The only real reasons you need extra batteries are if
1.) You play to use your high current draw stuff while the car is off. This is sort of silly....
2.) You have sooo much current that it drops your car's operating voltage from 14.4v to 12v. This is a "band aid" case. You are using the battery to suppliment the alternators current and subsequintly discharge the battery. You should just buy a larger alternator. Kiss your $150 voltage regulator goodbye after a while.
3.) You have such a high current draw that there isn't an alternator that is large enough (short of using like 5 together - which has been done. He might need an upgraded alternator if the current draw exceeds what the alternator is rated at - but I doubt he'll be using this with all his lights/stereo on while cruising down the highway.

No need to get all worked up over this. The only thing I would be worried about is the actual inverter - and how the grille would react to modified sine power.

green972.2

proaudio is my hero

GreenMonster

I guess you missed the sarcasm in my post.

I would have thought the solar panel comments would have given it away

How 'bout just buying this book:

Chaptorial

"More Recipes per Gallon."

proaudio22

lol

I did pick up on the sarcasm in the solor panels comment, but not the rest of it. :o It just drives me up the wall when peeps are always saying "add more batteries" etc etc etc.

Now I look like an idiot. Oh well.

green972.2

hmmm actually... how would u be able to install a toilet as your seat and plumbing so when u flush .. it comes out of the back of ur car haha

GreenMonster

Chaptorial, no shit, it's a real book. They give you mileage for cooking time. Wrap a roast in foil, wire it to your Comptech headers, and drive to grandma's house. You'll have to stop 1/2 there to flip it, but it'll be dinner time when you pull up in the driveway

Nah,Don't worry, you don't. With a handle like proaudio, I'm sure you get the "add more batteries" comment more often then you'd like (If you had a nickle for every time...). I was afraid that I didn't put enough smilies in the post

I've got a 1500W inverter that I've got to install in my 79 VW camper (see sigline), but it'll run off the aux. battery. I've gotta replace the old big ass interstate deep cell with a newer optima before I power it up.

If you use an inverter to power something like the forman grille or a elec. heater, make sure you have the car running. 750w isn't that much for a running vehicle, but it'll kill the battery real quick if you're parked w/ the car off. If you cook with the car off we'll be reading a "why won't my car start" post real quick.

Red Rider

Way to go Bro, i love it when someone picks up on the Seinfeld dialog !!!

AK_MOBBER

FYI heating elements don't give a birds butt about the waveform of the power as long as it's there. Heh, you could power a heating element with a square wave.

If your going to do this just make sure your car is running because if you have the engine off you battery will be good as dead, requiring a jump.

proaudio22

I was just thinking of whatever other electronics might be in the unit. I've never toyed with one of these grills, so I dunno.

dallison

i ain't eating at chaptorials house!!

vinarnold

i want a fridge in my car.

fuzzy02CLS

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When I had my old Ford truck, I lost power one night & used a inverter with a long extension cord into my house & powered my 19" TV & cable box. Had to keep the truck running though. I had no problems with that. Ran it for about 3 hours.

Aegean_Blue6

Just tear up your passenger seat a bit to expose the seat heater element, and use that to cook whatever you gotta cook. If you play with the element itself a bit, you can make it whatever shape and size you need!

MtBikR

Am I right in remembering that our cars can't fit a larger alternator and that our only option was to send the alternator out to Ohio Generator for re-winding?

If not, I need a different alternator that can keep up with my draw. Is there anyone that has found one that would work? Or any more info on the OHIO re-wind? Thanks

Red Rider

I always thought a microwave in the glovebox was a good idea I guess a shower stall in the trunk wouldn't be bad either.

GD196

hahahah best seinfeld episode

proaudio22

I'll talk to my buddy for ya, his shop distributes Ohio Gen stuff. I gotta go by sometime soon to check on something else.