Inverter? Other than the passing phrase 'starter with inflator and inverter', I can find no mention in the specs that this unit actually has a power inverter. Anybody?
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100 Watt inverter per manufacturer's spec sheet here http://tinyurl.com/c3dj635
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it has a 100 watt inverter, but i sent it back because it didn't hold charge
1795784
Wow, did I call it junk? I mean, it's not the worlds greatest inverter, and if only used a few minutes at a time for small loads, it would be ok. But going bigger means you are going to run some serious equipment, and most likely expensive stuff too. Xantrex has recently come out with a line of inexpensive sinewave inverters to compete with what china is producing in their sunforce line. These are in the $289-300 price range. Personally I'd take the Xantrex first over the sunforce because it WILL deliver 1000W, while the sunforce shuts down just below 1000W and does not have any surge capacity like the xantrex does. I reviewed 3 inverters, 2 xantrex (the grey one is the one i'm thinking of), a yellow one, and one sunforce inverter (black) - all specified to be 1000W. The GREY xantrex offers the most bang for the buck and is not overrated like the sunforce is. The yellow xantrex has a nice powerdown mode called power save that minimizes the inefficiencies of having an inverter - it turns on every couple seconds, looks for any load, then goes to sleep for 2 seconds. As a result the neon lights on power strips blink because they are below the threshold to put it in run mode, but as soon as you really need power it enters run mode. Just beware that these larger inverters come at a price - idle current - the DC power wasted when no AC power is needed. Yellow (expensive) xantrex has the lowest idle with power save, but you can also just turn off the grey unit when you don't need power. The sunforce has a cute keyfob on/off controller - its range is limited but it does work. It's just not able to do 1000W and nowhere near the surge rating on the inverter. I kept that model anyways for the remote control feature. My personal experience says go with the $289 grey xantrex I reviewed. It's got clean power and just don't run it 24x7 (don't run ANY inverter 24x7 - 1.5 A x 24 = 36 AH, which is almost the daily production of the 60W panels! If you leave the inverter running you won't have any room for running devices.)
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It does not include a power inverter. Also, be aware that the edges of the mat will curl within a couple of days of your purchase. Although it doesn't affect the utility of the product, it looks terrible. As a sales person, I want to present a clean and well-maintained car; this car-desk works great but looks shabby once the mat edges curl. If someone knows how to fix this, please post!
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Just as a car can't go from 0-60mph in a few seconds without a huge engine, anything with an electric motor has a "surge draw" to start the motor accelerating it up to speed in a couple seconds (including fridges, pumps, etc). That surge demands 3-4 times the normal power. I've tried plugging in a small AC fridge (that measures ~18 inches in all 3 dims with only 1 amp AC draw normally or 120 watts) into an inverter. It was a 400 watt inverter with 800 watt surge rating, yet it would go into the overload alarm instantly not even starting. I'd expect any pump to need more power than that and this units inverter according to the manual says "450 watt continuous, 600 watt for under 5 minutes and 900 watts max surge". So based on my trying a similar inverter on a small motor, I'd bet under a 5% chance this would work for you. I've even been reluctant to try running a typical fridge off of a 1200 watt generator because of that surge demand. Also, if going off of just this units battery which is under 30amp/hour, if you could run something like that it's battery will be drained in 20 minutes. So this is a real short term power source for such loads and won't keep your place from flooding all night or such.
513584
Yes it does. It should be able to start it up right out of the box. This reminds me, I need to order another one because I put the one that I bought into my electric generator.
786204
Hi. Newbie here :) .... if i hook up an inverter to this, would i then be able to plug in items to it? such as a radio or light? Thanks!
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I will have to get back to you on that question. I assume your inverter output is modified sine wave?Anyway i do belive you can charge the unit with dc power using a male male cord to go into your cigarette lighter. look up the manual online, it will say for sure.
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if you have problems at the start, i am sure amazon will back you. i used my inverter for 3 days straight with no problems and am saving it for emergencys now, you should call power bright (company) talk to them and feel them out. for the money it is a great buy, but do not overload it drawing too much power. it has a fan built in, if it is running warm, ok, but if it is hot, let cool and try reducing load so it does not get hot. if it is running hot it will burn out in time. electronics can run cool or warm, if hot somethings wrong.
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The Product Description clearly states that it IS intended for automotive use! You DO NOT need an inverter; the unit runs on auto voltage; it has a power adapter which takes the 120 AC [house current] down to 9 to 14.4 DC. Just throw away the power adapter which comes with it and wire it directly to your vehicle (12-14 DC).
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Mine will run a small 700 watt air unit in my shop just fine and it ran my old refrigerator just fine but it will not run the new energy star fridge. The new fridge would not even try to turn on. I guess it looks at the input to see if it is good and gave this inverter a fail.
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Hi; Since this a brand new unit directly from manufacture, here is the link from the tripp Lite website with all details and spec for that inverter: http://www.tripplite.com/inverter-charger-750w-automatic-transfer-switching-2-outlets~APS750/ Any other questions, let me know I have 4-5 unit of that inverter Thanks
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I only wish I knew.It just runs on a regular current....I do not know what an inverter is. I sure do like mine under my desk.
948197
I have only tried mine for temporary emergency power and did not ground ( not saying this is right because I don't know if necessary or not), but inverter ideally would have short cables and therefore be close to vehicle ( ideally 3 ft or so) otherwise will have considerable power drop. Then can use long extension cord.
111919
This is an INVERTER type AC. There is No Startup Current. It starts at the lowest speed and catches up to meet the needed load. You do not need to worry about start up issues with this unit.
408753
Generally most inverters are able to handle such start up amperage increase for 10 seconds. That surge is typically double the rating...always good to check out all specs on these type of items, Keep in mind I'm speaking in typical application...hope this helps!
2024310
There's an on switch and needs to be "ON" to start the battery. Beware of this unit though. The tire inflator only lasted through a couple of uses and then stopped working. I wouldn't recommend buying it at all.
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Yep...that is correct. It really doesn't draw any current under no-load. There are no noises, nothing...just the red LED lights for voltage or watts. I have used several different inverters and this one is my absolute favorite...it is a beast and built extremely well. No worries...it is a safe buy. Have had mine running continuously for about 7 months now.