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djbroughton
Explorer
Feb 23, 2015

Trying to use small inverter through cig. lighter adapter

I am trying to run my CPAP machine from a light fixture above the bed instead of through the main inverter. I wired a 12 v cigarette lighter outlet into the fixture. The voltage reads 12.5 v and I can...
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msmith1_wa
Explorer
Feb 25, 2015
I have had similar problems with my cpap using a small inverter or using the plugging in directly using the cpap manufacturer's 12v cord. What I had to do is use the ramp feature to get it to start.

I also think that part of my problem was my batteries were approaching the end of their life, because it worked fine during the day when the solar was charging.

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