Re: Power Inverters

[kochkodin]

I got a 300 watt inverter from WalMart several years ago...paid $40 for 
it and never had a problem...It will put out up to a total of 150 watts 
from each ac outlet...Has a built in fan and a low voltage thingy that 
shuts it off if the car battery is too low...I have run my iMac SE 400 
and an Epson 740 printer off of it going down the highway in a 
van...Works great...Just got a 500 watt unit at WalMart after Christmas 
for $40 but haven't used it yet...The safest way to use one of these 
units is to start the car then plug in the inverter...plug in the ac 
plugs...turn on the inverter then turn on the appliances you are using 
one at a time...waiting a few seconds in between so the power draw is 
stabilized and then you are off and running...Shut down is the same...1 
appliance at a time then the inverter itself...Took the 300 cross 
country...powered a 12" color tv and also the computer/printer combo 
w/out any problem..
HTH..
Mike K

Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote:
I mean put a big load on an inverter without protection and you will
overheat it and something will blow.  That's what happened to a VERY
cheap 50 watt inverter I had a long time ago...it didnt even have a
heatsink!! The whole case on my new one is made out of heatsink
material, and its got a fan in it to prevent this...I wasn't talking
about a 130 watt _inverter_ I was speaking about the _load_  :P
Andrew

   Uh, why would a 130-watt one die sooner?

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