Should I use lead acid automobile battery or deep cycle wet-gel marine battery?
Small Inverters: Most automobile and marine batteries will provide an ample power supply for 30 to 60 minutes even when the engine is off. Actual time may vary depending on the age and condition of the battery, and the power demand being placed on it by the equipment being operated by the inverter. If you use the inverter while the engine is off, you should start the engine every hour and let it run for 10 minutes to recharge the battery. 500 Watt and larger Inverters: We recommend you use deep cycle wet-gel batteries for marine purpose as which will give you several hundred complete charge/discharge cycles. If you use the normal vehicle starting batteries they will wear out after about a dozen charge/discharge cycles. If you do not have a deep cycle wet-gel battery, we recommend that you run the engine of your vehicle when operating the inverter. When the inverter will be operating appliances with high continuous load ratings for extended periods, it is not advisable to power the inve
