Am I missing something? Why doesn't this work?

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>>1187245
The inverter turns on just fine, but once anything is plugged in the protect light starts blinking.

>>1187236
better hope thats gell filled and not liquid.
otherwise you shouldn't have knocked it over.

>>1187258
>obviously sealed
>>1187236
what is the wattage on the inverter? Likely more than your battery can output

>>1187273
I have an 18ah SLA that can do over 35a to crank over my go kart which is 420 (blaze it hurr hurr) watts. 500 is probably the max.

>>1187273
doesn't fucking matter if its sealed or not, matters if its gel or liquid.

wow that's a tiny inverter. what's it for, a laptop?

>>1187283
led string lights
>>1187273
it's advertised as 100w.

>>1187285
Use alligator wires to see if it's not the socket adapter. Nipple is + side is - and you don't need to attach both springs

>>1187248
>protect light starts blinking.
it does that to protect you - its for your own good, really. Possible causes:
(a) Short circuit - what you tried plugging in? Xmas lights, this is possible, try something else
(b) under voltage protect - inverter prrobably wont work under ca. 11v - much less than this, your batteries prob fucked. Meter would be good, measure battery voltage.
(c) over voltage - as above, but the opposite +15v, you inverter gonna fry, shut down if protected, unlikely in this scenario tho.
(d) device is pulling more than inverter can handel - try it with smaller device
(e) ypur inverters fucked.

A meter, another battery, a few different test devices, another inverter - a meter would be best, if batteries good (ca 12.5v), s prob inverter fkd.

>>1187302
>>1187304
It was the socket adapter. Shitty chinese ebay bits.

>>1187347
It's always the Chinese.

>>1187347
If your intent is to power it off of that battery just chop off the cig plug and crimp on some ring terminals or butt splice into whatever power supply you wanted