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drifter_wayfare
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Dec 11, 2016

Can't run a portable freezer on B&D battery station

I bought a small Whynter portable freezer from Home Depot. It requires 110V AC, draws a miniscule 79W and 1.1A. So I bought a Black & Decker 500W battery power station (Model PPRH5B) that has an inver...
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horton333
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Dec 11, 2016
As well as the current surge problem this would be a modified sine wave unit, which at best is much less effective with an inductive load (like a motor) and worst case will never work regardless of how much power it can supp!y.

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