1500W? At 12V that’s 125A - That is fucking dangerous! Most sockets are rated at 20A. Most inverters that are >300W use crocodile clips, or preferably screw-down terminal rings. The cable looks way too thin too. That’s a fire waiting to happen…

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    It’s not dangerous, you’ll just instantly pop the fuse. Most likely the power rating is just a blatant lie, much like the cornucopia of Chinese flashlights on Amazon rated at 2,000,000 lumens.

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    In my experience, most car sockets struggle to deliver 10 A and might be fused at 20 A (but a fuse is not a suggestion, it’s a safety device). :)

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    Ah, I’m sure the undersized copper coated aluminum wire will be fine, just fine.

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    It’s ok, that 1500 watt output is only for a microsecond before all the 3 cent “power” MOSFETs inside act as fuses.

    More likely, there is enough internal capacitance for the inverter to sustain one (1) half of a full-wave AC cycle at 1500W, after which the overload/low voltage cutout triggers.

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      Haha! I reported it to ebay. Man that was a faff, there’s no category to report dangerous / lying listings. The chat system was crap too. I had to say “I want to speak to a human”, and it put me through.

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        I reported it to ebay.

        Yeah, good luck with that, eBay has just become another Amazon/Walmart/AliExpress/TaoBao/AliBaba/Temu/Shein drop-shipped Chinese e-waste storefront. This kind of shit is their bread and butter.

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    I sort of suspect that they’re lying. I feel like that cable would just melt if you put 12V/125A through it.

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      no kidding. Even 35A is enough to melt a 12v plug spring into the plastic surround… don’t ask me how i know…