First post. It is a pleasure to be here. I'm a software developer with gearhead/car guy roots and I'm blending three passions. The third is music. It sounds better loud
I'm posting to get some help connecting an inverter to my car.
My '13 Volt charges the 12V glass matt starter battery from the 10.4KWH traction battery. This allows people to run off the 12v for a very long time with the ignition on. Longer with a full tank of gas.
My TrippLite 1800W modified sine wave inverter works reliably. It has been flawless for 35k miles. But now I need to reduce the buzz noise when connecting either of the PC's (qty 3) to the factory head unit via stereo jack. The PC power supplies also emit a buzz that needs to go.
I have a Smart APC UPS SMT1000 ( pure sine wave ) that may handle my needs (650w). I connected the UPS battery leads to the Volts' starter battery and the unit wouldn't power on. The factory APC UPS battery is dead, so I tossed it.
I searched here for a bit (using my Droid Razr) but didnt see a post that explained what might be happening. Should this configuration (UPS to 12v) be functional?