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ok let me see if anyone can understand this. (i cant!!)

i have an aerobed premier which has the pump built in but needs an electric supply to pump it up and i was going to buy a 12v power inverter to plug into my car to pump it up but i dont know if it will work

the aerobed website says:

How many amps does the pump need to operate?

Our main supply AeroBeds run off 0.5 amps.

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How many volts does the pump need to operate?

Our main supply AeroBeds run off 230 volts.

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How many watts does the pump need to operate?

The Aerobed uses 115 watts to operate

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the inverter i was looking at says:

It can convert DC 12V electricity source into AC 220V power. And it can be widely used in all kinds of electrical apparatus, which voltage rating are AC 220V and frequency are equal to 50Hz. such as mobile telephone, portable computer, electric light, digital camera, vidicon, TV, electric tool, CD player, DVD, fanner and so on. It is the best choice for your field survey, driving out outdoor office, or meeting an urgent need when power failure.

It can be made from advanced PWM CMOS chip, and can work in the state of ultrasonic sound, which can both in a great extent minish the bulk and weight and make the circuit work without noise. So it is small, light, quiet and convenient. It can protect the electric circuit in a great degree. For example, it can automatically switch off when the voltage of the car battery is low of 10V, so that your car can normally start. And the output of the product is a universal socket, which can be used in many countries. And the newly-added USB output socket can be directly used to charge for MP3 and mobile phone.

• Power rating:150VA
• MAX. power: 300VA
• Max. efficiency: >89%
• Input voltage: 12V
• Lower voltage stop: 10V +/- 0.5V
• Over voltage stop: 15V +/- 0.5V
• protect temperature: 50 degree C +/- 20%
• Output voltage: 220V +/- 10%
• Output frequency: 50Hz +/- 2Hz
• Output wave: corrected sine wave
• Volume (mm): 82 x 89 x 47
• Weight (Kg): 0.3

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please note the different voltage figures.

i hope someone can help who has experiences with this type of thing.

thanks for reading.

hi richard

thanks for reply.

the 150w inverter i got the quotes and figures off was on ebay and they they are brand new for £13 which is the best price i can find. otherwise they are quite expensive and i am to trying do this as cheap as possible. so would it work at all or would it be just a waste of money?

cheers

paul

I got a 300W inverter for the same reason, it works fine... Cost me about £25 from ebay

I also take an extention lead so i can blow the airbed up inside the tent bedroom, saves me having to hold onto the bed next to the car while its inflating

cheers reemo

but like i said  i want a cheap as possible. i will only use to blow the bed up a couple of times a year.

Why not get a 300W Inverter from Maplin, they often have them on special offer, and then you could use it to power other things as well.

Phil.

Quote: Originally posted by Richardxp on 31/7/2009

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Hi 9second,

I think it will work if the usage is not for much time, it will get very hot though, but for a couple of times a year...

...My best advice would be to go to a camping store and ask if a 150watt inverter would work with yout bed. I`m shore they had lots of people with the same question and have an easy answer, while I haven`t any experience at all with an airbed.

Cheers!

 

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thanks richard i will go in acamping shop and see what they say. although if its only going to get hot i may go for one of these off ebay.

cheers

Quote: Originally posted by Nimrodphil on 01/8/2009

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Why not get a 300W Inverter from Maplin, they often have them on special offer, and then you could use it to power other things as well.

Phil.

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hi phil

when you say on offer how much are you talikng?

cheers

Quote: Originally posted by 9secondlegend on 02/8/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by Nimrodphil on 01/8/2009

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Why not get a 300W Inverter from Maplin, they often have them on special offer, and then you could use it to power other things as well.

Phil.

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hi phil

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