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Well, thanks for that. It sounds like you'd almost have to be an electrical engineer to understand the complexities involved. Since I'm not in the industry, I'll just keep it as simple as I can. Thanks again

It must have been a one-of-a-kind that specifically stated it didn't have an inverter. I saw a little used Coleman Powermate 2250W for $100.

Although I could wire that myself, I'm not going to. I'm now looking at generators on a popular local list. However, I'm left wondering why anyone would buy a second hand generator that doesn't include an onboard inverter. 120VDC seems pretty useless to me.

Well, if the little 4 banger engine is producing 600W, isn't that enough to cover me? The units will be turned on and off as the filming progresses. Not sure about the intermittent vs continous bit. Now considering a little rental generator. Thanks for the info.

I just plan on running the car engine while the inverter is in use.

I need some power for my equipment in the field. Below is a list of devices I would like to run off an inverter in my car. I was wondering if 120vac/800 watts would be enough when everything is run at the same time. Work light 120vac / 500 watts Streetlamp 120vac / 40 watts Handycam 120vac / 18 watts Camera monitor 120vac / .8 A What do you think? Is 800 watts going to be enough? Less? More? Thank you