Car Dvd Player Portable
Anyone have tips on using a portable Dvd player plugged into the car lighter without running down the battery?
I will be using my portable Dvd player in my car for a few hours by plugging it into the cigarette lighter. I was thinking that every 20 minutes or so I would just start the engine and let the engine run for about 5 minutes. Would this be okay and any other suggestions so that my car battery doesn’t run down? I would only do this for maybe 2-2.5 hours but what would be too long before the battery runs down, or would it be fine as long as I keep starting the car every so often? Suggestions appreciated from people who have used their dvd player like this before, thanks!
Figuring a DVD player uses around 15 watts, that’s about a 1 amp draw on the battery. A car battery can handle that load for many hours before you have to worry about it getting too low to start the car.
And yes, running the engine for a few minutes will charge the car battery a bit.
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