Inverter question Reading about the inverter being junk, I want to replace it right away. Do I have to get another 200 watt inverter or can I go bigger? If so, what brand is the most reliable and how big can I go? Inverter question Reading about the inverter being junk, I want to replace it right away. Do I have to get another 200 watt inverter or can I go bigger? If so, what brand is the most reliable and... » Read More Inverter question Reading about the inverter being junk, I want to replace it right away. Do I have to get another 200 watt inverter or can I go bigger? If so, what brand is the most reliable and how big can I go? « Show Less
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Thanks - that is the information I needed. I've looked through so many books and googled till my eyes crossed and there is very little information out there concerning small stand alone systems.
1171041
I don't really know, never peak it for a long time. Mite burn it up if you do it to long mite need a bigger inverter
1615458
You want to first consult your owners manual for the 1500 wt inverter to see what size and type of fuse they recommend. I have a Zantrex 2000 wt and also another at 1000wt and Mine recommended the ANL Fuse. I have two different size fuses installed in this holder and I have heavy cable connected between the fuse holder and the inverter. Again I would recommend what the inverter manual suggests. The cable you can find here on Amazon. Sorry I am not more help.
2160673
every battery will convert the 12v to 1000w. but not for very long. the more batteries you have the more power you can store and convert throu the invertor. to give you and idea of the amount of battieries you need, i have two batteries and i can run my tv for 5 hr. the tv. is using under 400watts. if you wanted to run something that uses 1000w per hr. i would start with at least 4. an easy way to understand this is. if you turned on 10 one hundered w. light bulbs, that would be the most power your invertor could power. the longer you want to run the light bulbs the more batteries you would need.
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I would recommend at least 4 BIG batteries all directly wired to the inverter. Also the "start" load seems a bit light (10.8A), that's a capacitor start motor, and I bet it's drawing close to 2000 watts, and if there is a weak link in using an inverter, it's that batteries are not good at providing a Lot of power for an instant. I had a similar issue, and after re-wiring my battery bank to supply 4 wires to the inverter, the problem was resolved. (I have a bank of 10 Very large deep cycle batteries) The inverter will shut down, if the voltage drops below 10.5 Volts. So another thing I would do is only try this, when the batteries are fully charged. (12.8 volts or higher) Good luck. I would recommend at least 4 BIG batteries all directly wired to the inverter. Also the "start" load seems a bit light (10.8A), that's a capacitor start motor, and I bet it's drawing close to 2000 watts, and if there is a weak link in using an inverter, it's that batteries are not good at providing a Lot of power for an instant. I had a similar issue, and after re-wiring my battery bank to supply 4 wires to the inverter, the problem was resolved. (I have a bank of 10 Very large deep cycle batteries) The inverter will shut down, if the voltage drops below 10.5 Volts. So another... » Read More I would recommend at least 4 BIG batteries all directly wired to the inverter. Also the "start" load seems a bit light (10.8A), that's a capacitor start motor, and I bet it's drawing close to 2000 watts, and if there is a weak link in using an inverter, it's that batteries are not good at providing a Lot of power for an instant. I had a similar issue, and after re-wiring my battery bank to supply 4 wires to the inverter, the problem was resolved. (I have a bank of 10 Very large deep cycle batteries) The inverter will shut down, if the voltage drops below 10.5 Volts. So another thing I would do is only try this, when the batteries are fully charged. (12.8 volts or higher) Good luck. « Show Less
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How can we use it in India? It says that this has a 200W power. Do I need a 200W Invertor to work with this? Problem is that the 200W invertors in India are huge (about 12 inches) -- so kinda defeats the purpose of lightness.
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I notice wildly different ratings on this and other inverters. I need to power a stereo receiver - about 1200 W, with 2 Bose outdoor speakers set pretty loud. Any thoughts on how I should evaluate suitability? Can I be sure my T & C minivan can power this setup? Thanks for any info. - THT
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we bought that kit the inverterwas too small for what we needed to do we bought the 6000 it does a great job we are running for 100 watt solar panel 6 /6 volt batterywe run it from 12 o'clock in the afternoon 2 ,1 o'clock in the morning then we lost power we are living in a 40 foot trailer we plan on adding a 900 wind generator and 6 more batteries that should do the trick but the 1500 watt inverter just wasn't enough hope this was help
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Howdy Bp: 24 months, their option as to whst to do. They are not easy to delwith. I had a 2000W go bad (my ault) and my authorized repair station (Colordo Springs did not want to work on it) He told me tht these cheap units are basicall;y a throw away item. So, beware. HOWEVER, I have both the 1000W and the 2000W and they run 24/7. At the current price, if one goes bad, I'll just buy a new one. Hope this helps. BTW their landline # is 1.800.670.0707 customerservice@xantrex.com
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Hi Edward,This is the right way to use the inverter>>> http://www.amazon.com/review/R3RTW2NTIXFOON/Hope this helpsRegards,Angela CS Email Representative
1947250
I have not tried loading the inverter at its full 600W, but have connected one intended for 12V panels (I think expecting 10 to 30 volts) to a 24 volt system battery... which ran it very fast and hot, but it complained and shut down when the voltage got too much for it, cooling off and ran again. Unless you do have cold and very sunny conditions, the peak loading is never for very long, and I have never had the full output from them. I'm surprised to see other reviewers with bad experiences. I would believe the protection circuits they use.
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I have a 1600 watt inverter connected, also with an inline fuse. It all works fine, my only concern is the cables get quite warm, but it has been connected for about a year now just fine. Makesure you use an inline fuse with proper watt fuse.
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First thing to note is that this particular "2500" Watt inverter is actually 2500 4 120v A.C. which gives you about 600 Watts per plug with no factory way to bridge it to one of the 4 plugs. Also before you buy this thing read some reviews about if you get a lemon which is common. I already decided against this inverter and it was bought for me as a present from my Sister. The inverter died in 7 weeks and after a lot of hassle we received a RMA which was sent off the end of October with zero return and zero response from the company. Do yourself a favor and find a better brand. It's worth a hundred bucks just to avoid this very cheap device. To answer your question. As long as your blanket doesn't exceed 600 Watts max your setup will work but you didn't state your amp hour total so you may only get about 2-4 hours of use before you flatten your charge. Best of luck!
375513
That's a great battery for an inverter, but I wouldn't go any larger on the inverter with that size battery. Just watch your usage and time so that you don't run the battery all the way down.
883032
You should look at running 2 - possible 3 100 watt panels, if an upgrade for future look at 10 gauge panel wire, it seems your running 12 volt, but your inverter and charger will depend. I've got a 40 amp 12/24 charger but batteries will run at 12 bought in a kit with 6 100 watt panels but told to only run 5 as my 60 amp also takes 1600 watts if at 24, but running at 12 so 800 watts mix up and I was sent a 12 both are mppt, you can probably run 5-6 100 watts if you have 2/ 25 amps combined, if not mppt they will keep charging but at a lower rate will destroy your batteries if not in use all the time, go with 10 gauge wire you will be happier.
1107190
The microwave works perfectly on "shore" power and is currently working on a 1000w Modified Square Wave inverter. It's noisy and takes longer to cook, but other than that it's fine. I've been using microwave ovens on msw inverters for over 20 years and haven't had one fail yet. I spent 1 month in Alaska with this setup and used the microwave multiple times per day without a problem. I believe the 1000 watt msw inverter is able to run the microwave where the pure sine wave will not is due to the "surge capacity" of the msw. Both inverters are drawing about 100 amps at the 12v source. This means a cheap 600 or 700 watt Wal-Mart microwave is actually drawing 1200 watts, allowing for inefficiency in the inverter. I've owned lots of inverters and there is a HUGE difference in what they can actually run. Pure sine wave inverters all seem to be overrated. I have two 1500 watt msw inverters right now. One is a Cobra and the other is branded, "Trisonic". The weird, never-heard-of Chinese brand, "Trisonic" will run my worm drive skill saw, and the Cobra immediately shuts down with an overload condition. Sorry I went on for so long, but I hope this is helpful to someone.
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Ashley,You would have to keep air circulating around the inverter or it will get hot and shut down.Joe