Inverters

[skyraider]

Boost 3000 w 6000 Watt 12V DC to 120V AC Car Truck Automotive Power Inverter New | eBay

Has anyone ever used this brand of invert-er or recommend another one ????

 

[purgoose10]

I haven't used that brand but one thing about inverters. You really have to be careful what you buy because of fires and burning up appliances. I used to get mine from a guy in Canada that builds them. He does the sign wave deal safe for computers. I'll have to look up his name and address later. He does sell on E-bay but does a great job with all electronics. He's a retired electrical engineer. That's something you can't get your money back on if it goes bad a month down the road. More later.

 

[Turtle]

It might be fine, but a couple of things give me pause. One, in the description he compares the quality of this inverter to that of the uber high quality Vector, the Gold Standard. The problem with that is, on the Gold Standard Top 100 List, Vector is about 87 places down.

Also, he states that it's made with only the highest quality components, yet the specs show a no-load draw of nearly 3 amps, which screams cheap circuit boards, capacitors and resistors.

 

[purgoose10]

These people sell and service what they sell.

Modified Sine Inverter Charger

Turtle does have a good point about amp draw.

This fact page might also help.

http://www.theinverterstore.com/tips.html#3.__How_do_I_hook_up_my_inverter_to_my_battery_

 

[SHARP327]

use caution dealing with The Inverter Store out of Reno, Nv.

It cost me around $90.00 to return an Aims pure sine wave inverter which was defective...they charged me a 20% restocking fee...restocked a faulty unit?...Their tech guy said to return it...then I had to pay shipping and insurance on top of it all.

A bad place to do business with for sure....they got me once and I swore I'd inform everyone of their lousy business practices....You've been warned.