Continuous sine wave inverter for LCD tv
Hi all. Any issues with running an LCD tv with a continuous modified sine wave inverter? What would the results be?
Forum Discussion
joebedford wrote:
You only need a 300W MSW inverter. So get a pure sine wave inverter if $$ are available.
Have you read the entire discussion? ... we've already been through this.
However, one of the worst things you can do with an inverter is use undersize cables to the battery. My 300W came with a plug and it gets very hot with moderate use.
A 300 watt inverter at maximum load will pull ~ 25 amps @ 12 vdc so of course any cables that aren't sized properly or are too long will get hot. Avoiding such a situation is easy though with DC Current Charts like this so readily available.
With a 1000W inverter like you're talking about DON'T use a plug or you will burn something up.
Not true at all ... one can run ANY size of inverter and still plug it into a cigarette lighter 12 vdc outlet provided maximum draw doesn't exceed 8 amps or ~ 100 watts ... suggesting otherwise just isn't the case at all. Any circuit terminated with one of these cigarette lighter outlets will be fused anyway and that fuse will blow long before the inverter can possibly draw enough current to cause any problems.
