With inverters I bit the bullet, lived on tortillas and salt, saved my money and purchased a Trace way back when, then a Samlex PSW. Nothing is more miserable than an inverter failure down here. They cost 150 - 170% more in Mexico and 99% of the more common ones are pure junk. I have a porch full of gutted inverters and are using the cases for LED heat sinks.
If you are ventilating your compartment adequately consider modifying the inverter with a -pusher- fan to help the exhaust fan. If space permits, orient the pusher so that it ventilates the entire case. Adding a pusher fan dramatically lowered temps in my Trace.
