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theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Jun 26, 2020

Decent inexpensive modified sine wave inverter

There are SO MANY modified sine wave inverters on the market, how do you know if any of them are any good ! They all come from China. Many have identical cases so I bet the internals are the same, j...
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beemerphile1
Explorer
Jun 26, 2020
I suppose they are all good in that they do what they are designed to do. I've got a 400w and a 2000w from Harbor Freight, they both work. The thing I have noticed about the cheap ones is they have a high idle current draw. This is compared to my Xantrex pure sine that uses almost no power at idle.

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