2000 w power station and "widdle ol' " cigarette lighter?

[Linda_Sue]

(I imagine it's been asked before but I couldn't tweak my search well enough to find a result)
The short question, can a vehicle's 12v cigarette lighter style outlet really help to maintain the charge on a larger power station
(say, 2000w ish for sake of argument)? I would be using one of the outlets that turns off when the vehicle is off.


Yes, I could "ask the manufacturer", but at the moment I'm interested in anyone with real-life experience.

I know the smaller ones can do it no problem and it's an obvious selling point for these power stations. I was wondering if the bigger size becomes an issue.


Poking around the internet most seem to say it's fine, and it's actually more of a drain on gas mileage than the battery (which I didn't realize).


Any value to adding an inverter between the 12 volt port and the power station? I'm less concerned about charging speed then safety and not overloading/melting components.


Thanks in advance!

 

[maki2]

Your vehicle’s 12v accessory port It is only going to out-put the maximum watts that it was designed to do. That is not determined by what you plug into the outlet. If you want the answer to the question of how much that is call or visit the parts counter of the dealership for your vehicles manufacturer and ask them to look up that specification for you. You can also ask them your question of how safe that it and how wise is it to use it for the purpose you have in mind.

Why ask random strangers when it is so easy to get answers from the dealerships who have access to the specifications for your exact vehicle?