Converter's

Bobby Cox · Post by **Bobby Cox** » 30 Oct 2000 2:27 pm

Will those new fangled 12v -110 converter's they sale at walmart, power a nasville 400 off your car Battery?If so this could come in mighty handy for a camp gig.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 30 Oct 2000 2:43 pm

I doubt that those inverters would have enough power (amperage) to run a big amp. It would run a small amp, till the car battery gave out or the car ran out of gas.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 31 Oct 2000 12:28 am

Jack's right...most of those small inverters will only handle about a hundred watts. That's a very small amp!

By the way...isn't "taking your guitar camping" kinda like "taking your mother-in-law along on the honeymoon"?
(Just kidding!

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Blake Hawkins · Post by **Blake Hawkins** » 31 Oct 2000 7:30 am

Inverters are an inefficient way to power a
guitar amp. Most of them put out a "square wave" which could cause problems with the power transformer in the amp which is designed for a "sine wave". The more expensive ones do an approximation of a sine wave which works a bit better.
The current drain from the battery is pretty high.
If you have a Nashville 400 which has a power requirement of 210 watts, you'd need a power supply capable of at least 500 watts.
An inverter would draw about 45 amps from the car battery to supply that.
A better alternative would be a gasoline powered generator.
Blake