Doing Vest & Nebs in Car

[grassisgreener]

I posted this in adults and thought I would here too!

We like to have our daughter do her vest & nebs in the car while we are traveling but need to get a new inverter bc the one we currently has will only work with her vest on her lower settings and it won't work with the nebulizer.

I have been reading about watts, and all that stuff but I am not sure what to think. It turns out that our inverter is WAY too small. I am thinking I might need to get one that hardwires to the car battery but I would much rather use one in the cig lighter bc we only do this in the car 2-3 times a month (except in the summer when we are on the go and do it much more frequently).

Oh ya, we do have a Pari Trek but I prefer to use the proneb or pulmo-aide bc they seem to work better.

Any thoughts?

 

[grassisgreener]

I posted this in adults and thought I would here too!

We like to have our daughter do her vest & nebs in the car while we are traveling but need to get a new inverter bc the one we currently has will only work with her vest on her lower settings and it won't work with the nebulizer.

I have been reading about watts, and all that stuff but I am not sure what to think. It turns out that our inverter is WAY too small. I am thinking I might need to get one that hardwires to the car battery but I would much rather use one in the cig lighter bc we only do this in the car 2-3 times a month (except in the summer when we are on the go and do it much more frequently).

Oh ya, we do have a Pari Trek but I prefer to use the proneb or pulmo-aide bc they seem to work better.

Any thoughts?

 

[grassisgreener]

I posted this in adults and thought I would here too!

We like to have our daughter do her vest & nebs in the car while we are traveling but need to get a new inverter bc the one we currently has will only work with her vest on her lower settings and it won't work with the nebulizer.

I have been reading about watts, and all that stuff but I am not sure what to think. It turns out that our inverter is WAY too small. I am thinking I might need to get one that hardwires to the car battery but I would much rather use one in the cig lighter bc we only do this in the car 2-3 times a month (except in the summer when we are on the go and do it much more frequently).

Oh ya, we do have a Pari Trek but I prefer to use the proneb or pulmo-aide bc they seem to work better.

Any thoughts?

 

[grassisgreener]

I posted this in adults and thought I would here too!

We like to have our daughter do her vest & nebs in the car while we are traveling but need to get a new inverter bc the one we currently has will only work with her vest on her lower settings and it won't work with the nebulizer.

I have been reading about watts, and all that stuff but I am not sure what to think. It turns out that our inverter is WAY too small. I am thinking I might need to get one that hardwires to the car battery but I would much rather use one in the cig lighter bc we only do this in the car 2-3 times a month (except in the summer when we are on the go and do it much more frequently).

Oh ya, we do have a Pari Trek but I prefer to use the proneb or pulmo-aide bc they seem to work better.

Any thoughts?

 

[grassisgreener]

I posted this in adults and thought I would here too!
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<br />We like to have our daughter do her vest & nebs in the car while we are traveling but need to get a new inverter bc the one we currently has will only work with her vest on her lower settings and it won't work with the nebulizer.
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<br />I have been reading about watts, and all that stuff but I am not sure what to think. It turns out that our inverter is WAY too small. I am thinking I might need to get one that hardwires to the car battery but I would much rather use one in the cig lighter bc we only do this in the car 2-3 times a month (except in the summer when we are on the go and do it much more frequently).
<br />
<br />Oh ya, we do have a Pari Trek but I prefer to use the proneb or pulmo-aide bc they seem to work better.
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<br />Any thoughts?

 

[robert321]

if i were you i would get an inverter that is 750 or 1000 watts, it is plenty to run the vest and neb, maybe even at the same time, i'd have to go look at what the wattage is on those, this way you have plenty of power for anything you need to do. yes you will need to hardwire this to your car battery. another thing you will probably have to do is replace your alternator more often so if it goes out, insist that the one that replaces it has a lifetime warranty, they are about 10-15 dollars more which is nothing in comparasion to the 80-100 dollars for a new one. if you aren't very good with electronics and cars i would recommend that you take it to a mechanic to have the work done. a good choice would be a place that installs audio systems into cars, they usually know what they are doing and can do a good job. also for the safty of the car and yourself, put a fuse on it. a 30 or maybe a 40 amp fuse will work depending on what size inverter you install.
You really can't run the vest on the cigarette lighter because they use a small guage wire to the cigarette lighter and will fry it over time. it would work a few times if you must but i would be careful. the inverters say to not exceed 100 watts on the cigarette lighter, you can go over that but i would be careful.

 

[robert321]

if i were you i would get an inverter that is 750 or 1000 watts, it is plenty to run the vest and neb, maybe even at the same time, i'd have to go look at what the wattage is on those, this way you have plenty of power for anything you need to do. yes you will need to hardwire this to your car battery. another thing you will probably have to do is replace your alternator more often so if it goes out, insist that the one that replaces it has a lifetime warranty, they are about 10-15 dollars more which is nothing in comparasion to the 80-100 dollars for a new one. if you aren't very good with electronics and cars i would recommend that you take it to a mechanic to have the work done. a good choice would be a place that installs audio systems into cars, they usually know what they are doing and can do a good job. also for the safty of the car and yourself, put a fuse on it. a 30 or maybe a 40 amp fuse will work depending on what size inverter you install.
You really can't run the vest on the cigarette lighter because they use a small guage wire to the cigarette lighter and will fry it over time. it would work a few times if you must but i would be careful. the inverters say to not exceed 100 watts on the cigarette lighter, you can go over that but i would be careful.

 

[robert321]

if i were you i would get an inverter that is 750 or 1000 watts, it is plenty to run the vest and neb, maybe even at the same time, i'd have to go look at what the wattage is on those, this way you have plenty of power for anything you need to do. yes you will need to hardwire this to your car battery. another thing you will probably have to do is replace your alternator more often so if it goes out, insist that the one that replaces it has a lifetime warranty, they are about 10-15 dollars more which is nothing in comparasion to the 80-100 dollars for a new one. if you aren't very good with electronics and cars i would recommend that you take it to a mechanic to have the work done. a good choice would be a place that installs audio systems into cars, they usually know what they are doing and can do a good job. also for the safty of the car and yourself, put a fuse on it. a 30 or maybe a 40 amp fuse will work depending on what size inverter you install.
You really can't run the vest on the cigarette lighter because they use a small guage wire to the cigarette lighter and will fry it over time. it would work a few times if you must but i would be careful. the inverters say to not exceed 100 watts on the cigarette lighter, you can go over that but i would be careful.

 

[robert321]

if i were you i would get an inverter that is 750 or 1000 watts, it is plenty to run the vest and neb, maybe even at the same time, i'd have to go look at what the wattage is on those, this way you have plenty of power for anything you need to do. yes you will need to hardwire this to your car battery. another thing you will probably have to do is replace your alternator more often so if it goes out, insist that the one that replaces it has a lifetime warranty, they are about 10-15 dollars more which is nothing in comparasion to the 80-100 dollars for a new one. if you aren't very good with electronics and cars i would recommend that you take it to a mechanic to have the work done. a good choice would be a place that installs audio systems into cars, they usually know what they are doing and can do a good job. also for the safty of the car and yourself, put a fuse on it. a 30 or maybe a 40 amp fuse will work depending on what size inverter you install.
You really can't run the vest on the cigarette lighter because they use a small guage wire to the cigarette lighter and will fry it over time. it would work a few times if you must but i would be careful. the inverters say to not exceed 100 watts on the cigarette lighter, you can go over that but i would be careful.

 

[robert321]

if i were you i would get an inverter that is 750 or 1000 watts, it is plenty to run the vest and neb, maybe even at the same time, i'd have to go look at what the wattage is on those, this way you have plenty of power for anything you need to do. yes you will need to hardwire this to your car battery. another thing you will probably have to do is replace your alternator more often so if it goes out, insist that the one that replaces it has a lifetime warranty, they are about 10-15 dollars more which is nothing in comparasion to the 80-100 dollars for a new one. if you aren't very good with electronics and cars i would recommend that you take it to a mechanic to have the work done. a good choice would be a place that installs audio systems into cars, they usually know what they are doing and can do a good job. also for the safty of the car and yourself, put a fuse on it. a 30 or maybe a 40 amp fuse will work depending on what size inverter you install.
<br />You really can't run the vest on the cigarette lighter because they use a small guage wire to the cigarette lighter and will fry it over time. it would work a few times if you must but i would be careful. the inverters say to not exceed 100 watts on the cigarette lighter, you can go over that but i would be careful.

 

[flatfordl]

Wow. I didn't even know you could do such a thing. Of course after reading the reply it seems way too complicated for me. Good to know just in case.

 

[flatfordl]

Wow. I didn't even know you could do such a thing. Of course after reading the reply it seems way too complicated for me. Good to know just in case.

 

[flatfordl]

Wow. I didn't even know you could do such a thing. Of course after reading the reply it seems way too complicated for me. Good to know just in case.

 

[flatfordl]

Wow. I didn't even know you could do such a thing. Of course after reading the reply it seems way too complicated for me. Good to know just in case.

 

[flatfordl]

Wow. I didn't even know you could do such a thing. Of course after reading the reply it seems way too complicated for me. Good to know just in case.
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[grassisgreener]

Here is a little update I copied from the Adults section:

I did some more research on this, in case anyone is interested. The Vest uses 400watts (when being used at its highest settings) we were able to run the vest in our van with a 75watt continuous inverter but never higher than a setting of 12 (7 pressure). The nebulizers are 98 watt and would start but not run with our 75 watt inverter. So we are rough estimating that the Vest uses at the most about 150 watts at the settings our daughter uses (12,14,16). If we were to run the vest at the same time as the nebulizer that would be approximately 250 watts. We only do this if in a time crunch, not very often.

Here is what I ordered today:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE">http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE</a>

This is called 400 watts but is actually only 300 watts continuous (it can peak at 400 watts but only for 5 minutes). I am pretty sure this will easily work...I am really hoping bc all inverters larger than this have to be hard wired to the auto battery.

BTW, I almost ordered it from Walmart for $59 + shipping but thankfully I found it at Amazon for $29 free shipping. I will update with results once we test it out in case anyone is interested.

 

[grassisgreener]

Here is a little update I copied from the Adults section:

I did some more research on this, in case anyone is interested. The Vest uses 400watts (when being used at its highest settings) we were able to run the vest in our van with a 75watt continuous inverter but never higher than a setting of 12 (7 pressure). The nebulizers are 98 watt and would start but not run with our 75 watt inverter. So we are rough estimating that the Vest uses at the most about 150 watts at the settings our daughter uses (12,14,16). If we were to run the vest at the same time as the nebulizer that would be approximately 250 watts. We only do this if in a time crunch, not very often.

Here is what I ordered today:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE">http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE</a>

This is called 400 watts but is actually only 300 watts continuous (it can peak at 400 watts but only for 5 minutes). I am pretty sure this will easily work...I am really hoping bc all inverters larger than this have to be hard wired to the auto battery.

BTW, I almost ordered it from Walmart for $59 + shipping but thankfully I found it at Amazon for $29 free shipping. I will update with results once we test it out in case anyone is interested.

 

[grassisgreener]

Here is a little update I copied from the Adults section:

I did some more research on this, in case anyone is interested. The Vest uses 400watts (when being used at its highest settings) we were able to run the vest in our van with a 75watt continuous inverter but never higher than a setting of 12 (7 pressure). The nebulizers are 98 watt and would start but not run with our 75 watt inverter. So we are rough estimating that the Vest uses at the most about 150 watts at the settings our daughter uses (12,14,16). If we were to run the vest at the same time as the nebulizer that would be approximately 250 watts. We only do this if in a time crunch, not very often.

Here is what I ordered today:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE">http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE</a>

This is called 400 watts but is actually only 300 watts continuous (it can peak at 400 watts but only for 5 minutes). I am pretty sure this will easily work...I am really hoping bc all inverters larger than this have to be hard wired to the auto battery.

BTW, I almost ordered it from Walmart for $59 + shipping but thankfully I found it at Amazon for $29 free shipping. I will update with results once we test it out in case anyone is interested.

 

[grassisgreener]

Here is a little update I copied from the Adults section:

I did some more research on this, in case anyone is interested. The Vest uses 400watts (when being used at its highest settings) we were able to run the vest in our van with a 75watt continuous inverter but never higher than a setting of 12 (7 pressure). The nebulizers are 98 watt and would start but not run with our 75 watt inverter. So we are rough estimating that the Vest uses at the most about 150 watts at the settings our daughter uses (12,14,16). If we were to run the vest at the same time as the nebulizer that would be approximately 250 watts. We only do this if in a time crunch, not very often.

Here is what I ordered today:
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE">http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE</a>

This is called 400 watts but is actually only 300 watts continuous (it can peak at 400 watts but only for 5 minutes). I am pretty sure this will easily work...I am really hoping bc all inverters larger than this have to be hard wired to the auto battery.

BTW, I almost ordered it from Walmart for $59 + shipping but thankfully I found it at Amazon for $29 free shipping. I will update with results once we test it out in case anyone is interested.

 

[grassisgreener]

Here is a little update I copied from the Adults section:
<br />
<br />I did some more research on this, in case anyone is interested. The Vest uses 400watts (when being used at its highest settings) we were able to run the vest in our van with a 75watt continuous inverter but never higher than a setting of 12 (7 pressure). The nebulizers are 98 watt and would start but not run with our 75 watt inverter. So we are rough estimating that the Vest uses at the most about 150 watts at the settings our daughter uses (12,14,16). If we were to run the vest at the same time as the nebulizer that would be approximately 250 watts. We only do this if in a time crunch, not very often.
<br />
<br />Here is what I ordered today:
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE">http://www.amazon.com/Xantrex-...=06AYGN38GK6QF76DH4GE</a>
<br />
<br />This is called 400 watts but is actually only 300 watts continuous (it can peak at 400 watts but only for 5 minutes). I am pretty sure this will easily work...I am really hoping bc all inverters larger than this have to be hard wired to the auto battery.
<br />
<br />BTW, I almost ordered it from Walmart for $59 + shipping but thankfully I found it at Amazon for $29 free shipping. I will update with results once we test it out in case anyone is interested.