I've never really had a great setup in the car when it comes to power.. but with my job (news cameraman) it's becoming more necessary. At this point I have a 175w inverter that's plugged in to my trunk's cigarette lighter. Other gear is plugged in to the front cigarette plug.
I bought a new 400w heavy duty inverter, and it's been sitting in the box for a while because I don't know the first step in installing it. I plan to be mounting more scanners, eventually a laptop, etc. Some have suggested setting it up so that everything shuts off when the car is off, and others have suggested wiring it so that everything stays on until I turn it off.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated....not sure whether I'll be able to do this job or if I'll have to hire somebody.
I bought a new 400w heavy duty inverter, and it's been sitting in the box for a while because I don't know the first step in installing it. I plan to be mounting more scanners, eventually a laptop, etc. Some have suggested setting it up so that everything shuts off when the car is off, and others have suggested wiring it so that everything stays on until I turn it off.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated....not sure whether I'll be able to do this job or if I'll have to hire somebody.