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I need to be able to power a Stoker and 5cfm fan from a battery for a max of 12-14 hours. The battery must be portable to go to a campsite where a car can't be parked.
The Stoker runs off 5v DC. The power supply is a wall wart that converts 120v AC to 5v DC. It appears that the 12v DC adapter that Rocks sells for the Stoker is actually a 12v DC to 120v AC inverter and you just plug the wall wart into. That seems like an inefficient way to provide 5v of DC.
I would like to use a 12v battery like you would get at Tractor Supply to power a deer feeder.
I've got a 12v cigarette lighter jack soldered into spade plugs that slip onto the + and - terminals of the battery.
Soooo... it seems to me that a USB cable plugged into a cigarette lighter adapter would convert the 12v battery to 5v like what the Stoker needs.
I was thinking I could cut one end off of the USB cable and solder on a plug that would go into the back of the Stoker.
Has anyone tried this? Anyone have another solution for providing a power cable to a Stoker that can be used with a 12v battery? Or, has anyone used the 12v to 120v AC inverter with a battery like I described? I just need the ability to run a Stoker and 5cfm fan from a battery for 12-14 hours.
The Stoker runs off 5v DC. The power supply is a wall wart that converts 120v AC to 5v DC. It appears that the 12v DC adapter that Rocks sells for the Stoker is actually a 12v DC to 120v AC inverter and you just plug the wall wart into. That seems like an inefficient way to provide 5v of DC.
I would like to use a 12v battery like you would get at Tractor Supply to power a deer feeder.
I've got a 12v cigarette lighter jack soldered into spade plugs that slip onto the + and - terminals of the battery.
Soooo... it seems to me that a USB cable plugged into a cigarette lighter adapter would convert the 12v battery to 5v like what the Stoker needs.
I was thinking I could cut one end off of the USB cable and solder on a plug that would go into the back of the Stoker.
Has anyone tried this? Anyone have another solution for providing a power cable to a Stoker that can be used with a 12v battery? Or, has anyone used the 12v to 120v AC inverter with a battery like I described? I just need the ability to run a Stoker and 5cfm fan from a battery for 12-14 hours.