Can you use a high voltage multiplier to turn a 12 volt battery into 120 volts?

[dustin255]

Can you use a high voltage multiplier to turn a 12 volt battery into 120 volts to use a portable power supply for a HDR Unit?

 

[Einstein]

You can get the voltage that way. But the current capacity generated would be very low. I do know using larger capacitors may increase the available amps. But I'm thinking the capacitors may have to be exorbitantly large to create the amps you need to run the electromagnet.

 

[dustin255]

You can get the voltage that way. But the current capacity generated would be very low. I do know using larger capacitors may increase the available amps. But I'm thinking the capacitors may have to be exorbitantly large to create the amps you need to run the electromagnet.

I only know that it is easy to find a high voltage multiplier for converting 12 volts to 1 kilo-volts. I haven't seen something that can go from 12 volt to 120 volts through.

 

[Einstein]

They make inverters that will convert 12 volt battery voltage to 120 volt AC. Probably you can find one at an auto parts store or maybe your local hardware store.

 

[brian jj]

i think to make the hdr portable you will need to make an oscillating circuit.

 

[Harte]

Voltage multipliers convert AC into DC.

A 12 volt battery is DC.

So, no, you can't.

Harte