600 watt pure sine wave inverter

600w is a funny size. I used to say that 1000w was a useless size too, but have since found that it will run the toaster and kettle ok at 900+w but just. It will also run a Danby 700w microwave but with the overload light on at 1050w.

So 600 is bigger than needed to run the entertainment system etc, but too small to run a toaster or kettle.

So IMO, get a 1000w to run more stuff as well for hardly any more money or wire size etc, or else go smaller like a 300 or even a 150 to run just the entertainment stuff and a laptop or whatever.

KD4UPL wrote:
Xantrex and Samlex would be my top picks.

Do your research before you buy. I have a Samlex 300 watt PSW but be aware Samilex makes a cheaper 300 watt unit and a heavier duty 300 watt unit, the PST series. On the cheaper ones the fan runs all the time and are often noisy. The next step up in features and price is a thermo controlled fan like found in the Samlex PST 300 watt inverter and is about $50 more than the cheaper Samilex, but got much better reviews on Amazon and it has worked great so far.

The final step up is an inverter like Morningstar that does not use a fan at all. I think these run about $300. My Samlex 300 PST was about $160 from Bestconverter.com as I recall.

Xantrex and Samlex would be my top picks.

Hi.

300 watts should be plenty. Top of the line is Morning Star. Samlex and Go Power are excellent, too.

I installed a Xantrex 600 watt PSW inverter in our MH 2 years back, mainly to run our new flat screen TV and our satellite receiver. Hardest part of the install was drilling the hole through the floor to run the cables. Due to the high 12 volt amp draw, the instructions recommended using short 3 ft cables between the batteries and the inverter, which restricted the possible locations to mount the inverter.





View of 100 amp fuse in the positive cable to the inverter.

I have and recommend Go Power 300 watt sine wave for powering the entertainment system and recharging small items.
Get the 600 if you must but I think 300 is fine.

http://www.boatandrvaccessories.com/go-power-gp-sw300-12-300-watt-12-volt-pure-sine-inverter.html

I have been using the AIMS 600WATT PURE SINE WAVE INverter for a few years now. I also have a AIMS 1500WATT PSW Inverter which is used as a backup and very seldom online. They are both hardwired close to the main battery switch. Has worked great for us over the years. I usually run around 250-300watts continuous over night and them maybe bump it to 500WATTS on occasions... My setup has two HD extension cords running into the trailer area being the Home entertainment area and a table top next to the front tent bed where we sleep.

My gameplan is to run all we want to run on 120VAC using the Inverter and 12VDC item direct connected to the battery bank in a one day/night run when off the power grid. Then I will run my 2KW Generator with the trailer shore power cable connected using an adapter during breakfast each day to allow my on-board smart mode converter/charger to re-charge my batteries in a quick three hour generator run time. Where we usually camp has generator run time restrictions in place forcing us to plan out our battery usage real close...

My 1500WATT PSW Inverter is to be used to run the trailer shore power cable with an adapter with everything turned off except the 120VAC Receptacles around the trailer. More of a backup thing as this will drain my battery bank rather quick if fully loaded down...

My workhorse always ON Inverter is the AIMS 600WATT PSW model.

Got my AIMS 600WATT PSW Inverter from AMAZON for $249 a few years back.

Roy Ken

just start googling...lots of sites out there.

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=converters+sine+wave&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001

bestconverter.com, don rowe, amazon. Don't buy on price alone. You'll regret getting the cheapest one as it'll probably have a loud fan.