Jsantafe13, I was hoping you would get a reply. I am also interested on what wave it is.
I have used it to power a 24 volt battery charger for my cordless drill.
I would think or hope they used a good converter.

 

A laptop with a power supply should be OK.

 

I am new to this Forum. Do you know if Hyundai ever sees or monitors the Forum. I am annoyed that Hyundai Customer Service never got back to me about the wave form. My last discussion was about a week before Memorial Day. I said I wanted to have an answer by then so I would know if it was safe to use the outlet for a charger similar to a laptop charger. I mentioned that I believe that power from the outlet fried my Norelco Shaver.

 

I doubt is Hyundai monitors this forum. Another forum like this I frequent is the Chevrolet Traverse forum. It is monitored sometimes by a couple of Chevrolet employees, seems like kinda on their own time and very informally. Usually when someone has a very serious issue that does not seem to be resolved with the dealer, they will step in and try to help. This are biggie issues like blown engines or transmissions that the dealers are not being helpful via warranties. Since they do monitor the Chevrolet Traverse forum, I am sure that they have some way to pass along a chronic issue effecting many owners.

 

Hello not sure if this helps , but in my 2010 Santa Fe wring diagram it lists the specs for the power inverter . It says that the output is a modified sine wave..

 

If true, I find it hard to believe it would fry the electronics of a Norelco shaver. The Norelco does not plug in directly to 120 volt power, instead a charger plugs in to the power which then connects to the shaver. These battery chargers are designed to work with some pretty awful power. What will fry a Norelco shaver quickly is to leave the battery charger plugged in for too long of time, and it is the batteries that are fried. Had that happen on two different models of Norelco shavers.

 

my old shaver had the power supply built into the shaver but my new one has a separate wall charger. It may have been coincidental that it ultimately fried.

 

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Only info online I can find is stating the 115V outlet. Is there not an addendum or similar in your Owner's Manuals with these specs in it? I find it hard to believe they are not including this required information in the Owner Manual pack for the vehicle (we do not get the option in the UK, hence it not being covered).

 

115 volt

Hi guys....I was also wondering what I can plug in to the 115 volt outlet. I have Shark portable vacuum cleaner that I want to use to pick up crumbs in the vehicle. I don't want to fry the electronics in the Santa Fe but I'm having a hard time finding answers on the web.

 

Hi guys....I was also wondering what I can plug in to the 115 volt outlet. I have Shark portable vacuum cleaner that I want to use to pick up crumbs in the vehicle. I don't want to fry the electronics in the Santa Fe but I'm having a hard time finding answers on the web.

Check the wattage on the Shark vacuum. If its 150 watts or less it should work fine. You don't want to try to draw more wattage than rated. This goes for any electrical circuit.

 

What's the fuse size for the circuit? You have to figure in the internal loss from the inverter.

 

Hi, I know this is an old thread, but if anyone is interested I just went out and looked at the wave that the inverter in my 2013 Veloster put out. Looks like a modified square wave, not a true sine. Here are some pictures. Probe on the oscilloscope was a 10x. Also there was no load on the inverter at the time.

 

Vacuums generally pull more than 150 watts. It it is at or above 150 watts I would not plug it in. Be careful of surge / peak wattage values as well. Some items may initially draw more than their listed wattage at start up.

I doubt Hyundai would use a pure sine wave inverter. It's a vehicle folks, not a laboratory. Some high end manufacturers might use a pure sine wave inverter, but i would not expect it anywhere else. It is kind of like buying a portable generator. Honda may use a full sine wave inverter (My generator is so equipped) but the bargain brand will not. Yes, I know these are $30,000+ vehicles, but they are not high end......

Always check the owner's manual of the product you are going to plug in. Some do actually say that they can be damaged if plugged into certain types of power supplies or that they may damage the inverter if plugged in. It has been a while since I have seen that warning, but I did have it on equipment in the past.