Has anyone used it with an inverter?
258652
I do not know if he needs an inverter, I use it to heat without the need for flame (fire).
258653
If the wattage of the inverter is greater than the rating of the heat gun it shouldn't be an issue
258654
No, but I can tell you that it will work with an inverter that has sufficient wattage. JeffT, BSEE
138162
I wouldn't use an inverter for something like that. Most charging systems on vehicles aren't large enough to keep up with something like that. Occasionally for a few minutes would be ok just not continuous.
641035
No inverter necessary, however, you will want a charge controller, so that the battery is not over charged, and the panel does not discharge the battery when its not producing electricity.
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I have used 14-2 solid copper romax, from a 210W Evergreen panel and it worked OK. About a 15 foot run. Also used 18AWG hook up wire from a 150W German panel, a short run about 6 feet. Ran the inverter about 6 - 8 months with the 18AWG. I did notice when the panel was outputing about 120W - 125W the wires were harm. I have since switched to 10AWG. If you do not need MC-4 connectors you can buy automotive inline connectors. The male and female will fit the MC-4 connector if you do not over-crimp the connector and flatten the connector insulation.
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I did buy this inverter..it did just what we wanted it to do... we use it for a small solar application on an off grid camp.. our biggest concern was running a small chest freezer converted to a run as fridge with a 5A start up needed. Have not had a problem.
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Great! now I need to decide on the proper inverter to use. The 1000 watt pure sine may be over-kill for just a TV/ DVD player and a couple 60 watt bulbs. Would a smaller watt inverter make more sense?
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I am not familiar with the inverter you are talking about, but I used this unit in a RV with inverter and generator with no problems. It pulls 1800 watts
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Controller can be set to be constanly on, I've never used it with an inverter with it but I can"t see why you can"t charge the batteries. Running your lights through the inverter connected to the batteries is an unknown. I would like to hear if you can do it. I have used this controller several times, its a great unit.
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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.
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i run a small swine wave for those . as you can pick up a 500 what cheap . then run big loads like pump , washer machine etc . with this inverter .
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We haven't run it with such an inverter, but we did look at the circuitry inside when evaluating it, and it shouldn't need a pure sine-wave. In fact, it only pulls power at the peaks of the sine wave (it has around a 0.7 power factor), and will actually run with an appropriate high-voltage DC input instead of AC. So it shouldn't care if your inverter is "modified-sine-wave". Your inverter, however, may care that the supply only pulls power during part of the cycle, and you may therefore need an inverter with a higher peak output power/current than you were expecting.
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My setup is similar. I use an inverter on one side and my generator on the other. When my batteries die then i start my generator and wait like 20 seconds and it transfers. No doubt it'll work!
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I havnt used a transfer switch with this inverter but we use this inverter on our offgrid solar system and it runs a 46 inch lcd flat screen tv a fridge and freezer combo and a fan an cell phone chargers we have had it for 4 months so far and keep the inverter on 24/7 and its great good clean stable power and very efficent
1616756
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.
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You might want to try very low gauge (means high capacity) wires from the battery to the inverter. I run a refrigerator off mine without any trouble.
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Yes but the problem is that they have used a cheap inverter. After a few uses the thing fries and can't be fixed so it's JUNK. FORGET BUYING THIS PIECE OF CRAP!
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Doubt that it will fry the inverter, but it definitely will not work. The Inverter will not turn on if the voltage is above about 28 volts. If you wish to use that inverter you need a 12-18 volt panel.