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  • Michelle.S wrote:
    You need to be careful with small cheap Inverters as the voltage produced probably won't be clean (not a sine wave) and can harm sensitive electronics.
    They also get hot if they're really crappy.
  • Michelle.S wrote:
    You need to be careful with small cheap Inverters as the voltage produced probably won't be clean (not a sine wave) and can harm sensitive electronics.


    There is a place for modified sine wave inverters. Some are even rated to run motors.

    However, all my inverters are pure sine wave, and I do encourage their use.
  • I don't use a back up, if my inverter were to pack it in, I would just put away the electric coffe pot and pull out the stove top perculator, same with the toaster, and not watch tv I guess haha.. oh and the outdoor kitchen fridge would stop keeping the pop and beer cold so I would have to move some into the rv fridge.

    Steve
  • I have both a 2000w and 300w GoPower inverter in service. No backup. I would not consider either of these value priced.
  • You need to be careful with small cheap Inverters as the voltage produced probably won't be clean (not a sine wave) and can harm sensitive electronics.
  • As a backup, yes, I carry an old Xantrex 1kw. But generally, cheap inverters don't make it more than a few years in regular service - depending on how hard you work them. At least that's been my experience.

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