Posted by: @tahoeowner93

200 amps and then later 400

you are not going to get 5 kilowatts out of car. It's a transportation device, not an entertainment room. Who has time to watch tv in a car?

1. Learn the difference between Volts, Amps and Ohms, it's the bare basics...

2. Why would want a gaming console and a TV in a car, or anything of similar eletrical consumption?

3. Your battery won't last long under such stress, something tells me you will get stuck during the winter by an exhausted battery...

Well first of all you'd have to get a transformer to transform the 12 volts to 220 volts. Don't buy a cheap one because they will often start on fire. So do a little research on that

Did you mean to say 200 watts instead of 200 amps?  There's a big difference.  The current for my whole house goes through a 100 amp breaker.

Do a search on Amazon for 12VDC to 220VAC INVERTER.  It will show you many to choose from. You'll need to figure out the capacity of the inverter to buy.  Look at the power consumption of each appliance and add them up.  That information is usually found in the specifications of the device and expressed in volts and amps.  You're looking for the useage in watts.  If the label doesn't say, multiply volts and amps to get watts.  For example 220 volts X 3 amps = 660 watts.

Add up the wattage of all the devices that you want to use at the same time, shop for an inverter that will handle it.  Be aware if you need something stronger than 100 watts, your cigarette lighter can't support that much current, you'll have to run separate power wires from your battery.  If you want nothing to do with wiring, you could ask a recreational vehicle technician to install it for you.

Also note, inverter capacity is expressed in watts.  If you see one labled 5000 watts, that might be the surge current it's rated at. Many devices use the most current when you power them up.  The actual running current raitng could be 4000 watts.  Hope this helps.