Will my ac to dc converter work in reverse?

Question

I have a 110v ac to 12v dc @ 500ma converter and I thought I'd cut of the dc end and plug it into a cigerette lighter adapter, then into the car lighter and see what comes out the other end. I don't have a clue how to think about this and hope you can help. My wife says ask first cause she doesn't want the end product to be smoking wires!!! thanks

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

No it will not work. There is a considerable difference between an AC to DC converter and a DC to AC inverter. However, small inverters that will plug into your car lighter are quire inexpensive, I have one that cost less than US$30 that will run my laptop computer.

Note that 12V @ 500mA is only 6watts so even if it did work in reverse  (which it won't) your converter would be of little use.