Posted by CARID on 7/30/07 10:08am
Msg #202670

Mobile office printer, inverter, deep cycle battery what do

I read up all I could find, and reviewed our search. And I read about pure sine inverters. Or does it really matter what brand of inverter you get, if you have the right watts. Also what laser printer do you have for your car ? I have read about the drain on your cars battery when the inverter is hooked up. Did you change out your car battery to a deep cycle. Or just leave it the same ? Any problems ?

Reply by NCLisa on 7/30/07 10:51am
Msg #202677

I've got a never used pure sine inverter in my garage that I'll sell you!

Reply by SGardTX on 7/30/07 10:59am
Msg #202681

Re: Mobile office printer, inverter; Pure sine inv. watts???

What is the wattage on your inverter?

Reply by CARID on 7/30/07 11:26am
Msg #202690

Re: Mobile office printer, inverter; Pure sine inv. watts???

I have not purchased and inverter yet. Still researching

Reply by SGardTX on 7/30/07 11:49am
Msg #202704

Re: Pure sine inv. watts??? Sorry question for NCLisa n/m

Reply by NCLisa on 7/30/07 11:53am
Msg #202708

1000 watts n/m

Reply by SGardTX on 7/30/07 12:06pm
Msg #202717

Re: 1000 watts NCLisa check your PM n/m

Reply by Margaret_FL on 7/30/07 11:02am
Msg #202682

I had mine professional installed at Sound Advice. The installed a separte deep cycle marine battery and a battery iosolator. It does not drain off your car battery, it has its own and your car battery is a backup when you deep cycle is dead. You will need to charge the deep cycle from time to time with a battery charger overnight. Yes id does matter what invertor you get, I have a HP 1320 now but I did have aborther 8840 all in one with dual trays and it ran that one. You have to be careful in the intense heat with your printers they will overheat.

Reply by Margaret_FL on 7/30/07 11:03am
Msg #202683

3000 watts. You need to see how many watts you will need. My Brother ran 975 watts

Reply by CARID on 7/30/07 11:32am
Msg #202692

I have talked to many notaries with mobile offices and many have said they spend lots of money setting up a mobile office and has not used it enough to recoupe the costs. I am just trying to set up one for backup in a pinch. My laptop is 95 W and the printer on top end is 540 watts . I was looking at a Brother 2170. That is all I need. It seem to me a inverter over 1000 watts would be overkill. ?

Reply by Becca_FL on 7/30/07 11:42am
Msg #202698

Re: Mobile office printer, inverter, deep cycle battery what

I use a 1000 watt pure sine inverter. My inverter was professionally installed at a car stereo store and hooked directly to my car battery with an isolator. I have only once had a dead battery and that was because I left the inverter AND the printer on (whoops) all night long. I recommend a pure sine for printing using a laser printer. I did not spend a fortune and you shouldn't have to either.

1000 watt pure sine inverter $250 on ebay
Installation $220
HP 1320 $300
Verizon Wireless card $60 per month

Went mobile 9/2005 and it paid for itself by the end of the year. Now, I don't use it so much. Gone are the days when I was doing 5-8 closings per day. I'm lucky to get 3-4 days per month when I do 5 per day.

Reply by Margaret_FL on 7/30/07 2:50pm
Msg #202753

Re: Mobile office printer, inverter, deep cycle battery what

I have a T-mobile Card and I pay $29.95 a month. The reason I have a 3000 watt invertor is because my printer used 940 watts and there sometimes in a surge that goes beyond that and can be double 940 watts. My son is an electrician and explained it to me. I have a small scanner for ID's and it runs off a cig
lighter 12v plug. My mobile setup costs me as follows: Invertor $350, battery and isolator $150 and install was $200. Total cost of $700. Right after I got my set up I was able to do a last minute closing for 1st and 2nd for $250 that I could not have done otherwise. I also do inspections where I get an email on the road and was able to do more inspections. I made money back in 2 days.