Using the charger with an inverter

[gyppor]

I was out filming over the last 2 days and used a modified sine wave inverter to charge the camera in my car. Charging worked but the power block emits a buzzing sound when running. With the camera off (charging) it's slight, when the camera is on and charging it's louder.

I charge the camera at home from a pure sine inverter and there is no buzzing, and it seems to also charge faster.

Can anyone see any issues running the stock power adapter from a modified sine wave inverter? Could any damage be caused to either the adapter or camera?

Thanks!
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[Max]

Hey Gyppor.

To be honest, nothing that is not a heater likes a stepped(modified) sine inverter. They are basically next to a square wave. The buzzing in the power supply unit the switch mode inside dealing with its weird input, other then it loosing some efficiency it should charge fine


- Max

[Taofledermaus]

I almost always use a cheap 40 watt- cigarette lighter inverter and string out a 50 foot ext. cord from my truck when I am filming.   We film for about 3 hours at a time so it's easier to do that than worry about changing batteries and risk losing an important clip if the camera shuts down when I am saving a file. 

[Qualey]

I almost always use Male Extra and string out a 50 foot ext. cord from my truck when I am filming.   We film for about 3 hours at a time so it's  to do that than worry about changing batteries and risk losing an important clip if the camera shuts down when I am saving a file.

Good idea, thanks tao, I'll give that a try.

[abragred]

actually found something on here that helped thanks a lot
i m looking in the long run to buy an inverter tho

[abellay]

Just be careful when buying one cause they are expensive and you don't want to be let afloat when you need it most. I remember that I was searching for a good one for a month or something like this and I didn't understand much about these things and it was really hard to find one but fortunately for me one of my friends who as I remember now was interested in this thing from young ages recommended me to check a site Palmgear blog where there are listed the best options and he said that I can choose from them the one that suits me best, I am very lucky that I have such friend and now I want to help others.

[PointyHairedBoss]

I use a car booster with USB charging ports. You can plug in the Kronos & operate for days between charges.