i have this also for when or if my battery died - i can use this to work right off the outlet - with no battery - this works of course if you have power - Can you tell from this item - how much wattage the motor is pulling ?
No. You need your clamp Ammeter! That Uni-T we linked to. Did it arrive? Measure the amps it pulls! Then, Amps x volts = watts. Add 50% at least.
to get an idea if a 600 watt inverter would be enough or would i need a higher power ?
It should be more than adequate.
i am afraid to try my 600 watt inverter in case it cant handle it and blows it up or worse does something to my motor etc, - dont want to chance it breaking on me just to find out
It wont!
or do you need more information specs to figure out how much wattage it pulls ? i called the motor company - gave them my motor SN model etc, and they couldnt tell me - which is strange -
Its not. They cant know! But I doubt they even know they cant know! They wont understand the question.
You have way more confidence in these experts than I do. I could have told you that this would be their reply in advance. Depends on supplied voltage and load. The heavier you are the more Amps it pulls...
they told me to find out from where i got the PTA - calling them didn't get me anywhere either -
And again!!! Way too much confidence. Most people are clueless.
just to find out if my 600 watt would work with a 12V battery - i can feel safer that way knowing - i have 2 12V MK and 2 12V PC1500 i just recharge every few months -
Not sure why you are using an inverter for this. You are taking 13V from a battery or rather 26V in series if you need that, to feed an inverter, to power a power supply, to give you that same 13V back again!
Just fit an anderson, and power the thing! Its less wasteful, much cheaper, and way more reliable. But try your inverter as that SHOULD work too. But it might not. Some power supplies need a sine wave. And the inverters dont do a proper sine wave. Can be like 3 blocks, or triangle. Triangle will work. You wont know without trying.