Inverter Woes
I have owned 4 inverters. Most were cheapo units from the auto store. 3 of the 4 have "popped".
By "popped" I mean, while sitting there under load, I've heard an electrical zap, and smelled a little smoke, and the unit is dead.
Generally the 4 inverters were 1000 watt units under very little load. For example, recently my 1200 watt inverter died while running a 200 watt DC power supply.
Is this normal? Are there better units than the discount ones at the car parts stores? How about a design that overloads with a reset button rather than tripping an internal fuse?
By "popped" I mean, while sitting there under load, I've heard an electrical zap, and smelled a little smoke, and the unit is dead.
Generally the 4 inverters were 1000 watt units under very little load. For example, recently my 1200 watt inverter died while running a 200 watt DC power supply.
Is this normal? Are there better units than the discount ones at the car parts stores? How about a design that overloads with a reset button rather than tripping an internal fuse?
