120v outlet

[mtsoxfan]

Has anyone used the 120v outlet for anything substantial? I am going to be working on my retirement property which has no power. I need to use a hammer drill to secure shed wall to foundation before I straighten it. Single slope, metal roof and sides. Thanks for any info.

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[RedlandRanger]

Has anyone used the 120v outlet for anything substantial? I am going to be working on my retirement property which has no power. I need to use a hammer drill to secure shed wall to foundation before I straighten it. Single slope, metal roof and sides. Thanks for any info.

It is limited to 150 watts - not a ton. All I've used it for is to plug in a charger for my cordless drill when I was doing some work on a rental house.

I'm almost positive a hammer drill would take more than 150 watts.

 

[cfhgarza]

Isn't it 110v? I would guess a hammer drill is going to be over the 150w limit. Sounds like you need to invest in a cordless drill

 

[mtsoxfan]

Isn't it 110v? I would guess a hammer drill is going to be over the 150w limit. Sounds like you need to invest in a cordless drill

Thanks, I have a cordless but I'm drilling into concrete, so hammer drill.

 

[Augie81]

The manual also says not to use it with an extension cord and I'm guessing you would need one for the job. But I think the concern there is using it to power more than one device. Not sure. Anyway, you might be better off renting a generator, throwing it in the bed and getting to work with your hammer drill.

 

[JeffB]

Has anyone used the 120v outlet for anything substantial? I am going to be working on my retirement property which has no power. I need to use a hammer drill to secure shed wall to foundation before I straighten it. Single slope, metal roof and sides. Thanks for any info.

It is basically useless. Had hoped to use it for electric chain saw and weed eater... They won't work, but I can make a piece of toast.

 

[Murphie]

I tried to use it once with an electric leaf blower - was going to clean out a storage unit, but it wouldn't work. Had to resort to using a broom. ?

 

[Old NaCl]

The plug is about 10 times to weak.

Either use cordless, rent a generator or purchase an inverter that can supply the power.

 

[dkirby]

It is basically useless. Had hoped to use it for electric chain saw and weed eater... They won't work, but I can make a piece of toast.

I bet you can't make toast either. Any electrical heating element is going to take a high current. Hair dryers are usually 1000-1500 Watts. A 2 slice toaster must be at least 500 Watts.

 

[Bullet]

It is basically useless. Had hoped to use it for electric chain saw and weed eater... They won't work, but I can make a piece of toast.

Toaster would require more watts than the outlet can put out. So..... guess you're just having bread =o)

 

[JesseS]

I bought a small 500 watt PSW inverter for this kind of stuff, installed a pigtail on the battery + and grounded to frame, works well for small power tools like drills, leaf blowers, and such.
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