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dc appliance wired to ac house?

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#1 ·
I have a winch from an atv I'd like to hook up in my garage. It's meant to be run from a 12v DC battery and says it may carry up to 130 amps at a full load. I think I can find an AC-to-DC converter but the circuit breaker in my garage is only 20 amps and I doubt my wires could handle anywhere near 130 amps. Are AC amps different from DC? Would the converter handle this? Any ideas how to do this?
 
#3 ·
130 amps at 12 volts is 13 amps at 120 volts.
The converter is the big issue as Teetor stated.

The battery and charger method would be your best bet.
Or get a 120v winch. :p
 
#6 ·
thanks guys. if the current in the AC circuit would be 13 amps, shouldn't the 20 amp fuse protect it? or will it blow the converter first? would a 130 amp fuse in the DC line work? I'd hate to live with the battery setup but i may have to. maybe i'll just hook some pulleys up to my atv.
this is a great site btw.
 
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