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Good morning I choose innovation on this beautiful day. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or to just stick a 12-volt in the back. If it can power a boat, it can probably power an AC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

12v boat motors are for only trolling. So technically it powers a boat, but not really... They're typically only 1hp. You could get a 1hp AC, but they're not designed to run on 12v. You'd need to change DC to AC and then step up to 120v at least.

You'd run out of power pretty fast either way if you're planning to use the AC for extended period of time, just like trolling motors. And no quick way to recharge. Alternator suggested above is somewhat realistic as some cars actually do come with a 120V outlet (albeit at limited wattage not enough to power a full sized window AC). Though, all of this is rather inefficient setup and burning more gas.