Charging Cordless Batteries in a Car

[The Streets]

I'd like to hear from anyone who is having success charging the batteries for a cordless tool using an inverter in their car.

Especially if they are using one of the less expensive inverters that does not produce a true sine wave.

[Meat Plow]

I charge batteries for my Sony camcorder, and still camera with no problem using a 400 watt AC Delco el-cheapo inverter. Also use it to charge the battery in my laptop.

[businessman]

I always wondered what would happen if a 12v tool battery was hooked right to the car battery?????

[Joseph Meehan]

I have a charger that just plugs into any power point in the car. No inverter needed. It came with my DeWalt tool set.

[Bob F]

Smoke? Fire? Exploding batteries?

Put the appropriate resistor or some other current limiting component in series and it would charge them.

Bob