How do you power christmas lights inside a car?

Question

I am trying to hook christmas lights up inside my van. it is a big old astrovan. there is only one cigarette lighter. i am wondering:

A. will a power inverter work to power the lights?

B. would the christmas lights take too much energy and kill the battery/ make something else not work?

C. is there a better way to string christmas lights in a car with only a cigarette lighter

Will option A draw too much power from the battery? I want to know that option A is a smart idea and won't kill the battery

Answer 1

a power invete will work great christmas lights are a very low power use item

Answer 2

You may want to add another battery and/ or you may need to add a converter to connect to the battery cable, to prevent it from running out of power especially at stopping points such as red lights, stop signs or traffic. There are also cigarette lighter to dc converters at radio shack so you can connect the lights directly to the cigarette lighter.

Answer 3

Power Inverter. If you use LED christmas lights you could install more that the "regular" kind.

Answer 4

A. THE POWER INVERTER WILL RUN THE LIGHTS.

Answer 5

just be careful, in most states it is illegal to have any lights on inside the car while driving

Answer 6

Go with A.