[RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread Drake
A couple of customers have found 2500 W inverters rated as true sine wave for prices in the $300 range. My strong gut feeling is that they are junk, but I have no experience with these. They feel the inverters from Outback, Magnum etc are far overpriced. What would you say to a customer who

Re: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread RE Ellison
...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Drake Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 9:24 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300 A couple of customers have found 2500 W inverters rated as true sine wave for prices in the $300 range

Re: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread David Katz
AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300 A couple of customers have found 2500 W inverters rated as true sine wave for prices in the $300 range. My strong gut feeling is that they are junk, but I have no experience with these. They feel the inverters from Outback, Magnum

Re: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread Drake
At 11:08 AM 8/9/2013, you wrote: Unless they are a continuing customer or a friend, I would be inclined to tell them good luck. PLEASE call someone else, asap! This is happening with continuing customers that are friends. What is needed are some solid technical reasons to give them, but do

Re: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Are they missing the fact that the inverters used for battery backup RE applications are also high output sophisticated battery chargers and transfer switches all built into one integrated unit intended to work together with available monitoring and coordination with charge controllers? I

Re: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread RE Ellison
: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300 At 11:08 AM 8/9/2013, you wrote: Unless they are a continuing customer or a friend, I would be inclined to tell them good luck. PLEASE call someone else, asap! This is happening with continuing customers that are friends. What is needed are some

[RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread Hilton Dier III
What your customers will find is that these auto parts store inverters only reach their nominal ratings with resistive loads. When trying to start a motor they exhibit a fraction of their rated power - too much reactive load. Same goes for anything with a transformer or power supply. Also, if

Re: [RE-wrenches] 2500 W inverter for $300

2013-08-09 Thread Ray Walters
These cheapo inverters are nothing new; we've had to sell against them for over a decade. Its all about longevity, and how bad life might be with a several week outage. Weight is a great, simple place to start. The quality inverters are transformer based, and weigh much more. Which one is