Car Power Inverters for back up power

Car power inverters can provide you with cheap and quick back up power in an emergency at home. If a snow storm or hurricane hits your basic household electricity can be knocked out for days and most of us don't really want to spend thousands on a backup generator for our houses. Car power inverters can provide you with some needed electricity to keep some basic electrical devices running while you wait for the electricity to be restored. Ac/dc power inverters come in sizes ranging from 100 watts up to 3,000 watts of power. You can hook them directly up to a car battery with a power inverter cable kit. These kits come supplied with 3 feet of #6AWG Cable that will safely hook up a car battery so you can use it for stand by power. Inverters also have the ability to plug directly into your cigarette lighter plug in your car. Just remember to idle your engine to recharge the battery and make sure your garage is properly ventilated so you don't have carbon monoxide poisoning from your car's exhaust. Every year some one is killed because they ran a gas generator or left a car idling in an enclosed space and did not let any fresh air in the room. An auto power inverter is not going to be able to power your whole house and has its limitations. But they are great in a pinch if you want to recharge your cell phone, run your laptop, television and other essential items. Car power inverters can do more than just power a laptop on a long road trip, they provide you with some basic emergency electricity in the event of a power failure.