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wa8yxm
Dec 12, 2013Explorer III
First you do not need an inverter, You need a new CPAP one that runs on 12 volts.
Second, you can indeed buy an inverter, I am very surprised that the dealer did not show you some on his shelf, Camping world has 'em, Most better RV dealers have 'em. Wal*mart has 'em but I'm not recommending those.
What I do recommend is a True Sine Wave inverter... here is why:
Though I no longer find it back when I got my Xantrex Prosine 2.0 they had a document on their web page for a no longer made MSW inverter with a title something like. "Things that may not work properly on a MSW inverter"
It was a long list.. and they forgot one item "Any item needing more power than the inverter can deliver"
Some entries: Any device with a digital clock or timer (Coffee pots, microwaves, Clocks) Radios, televisions, sat receivers (need not be connected to the inverter for it to cause interference) ELECTRIC BLANKETS (Believe it or not) and LED night lights. And a lot of other things.
The list for my Prosine (True Sine wave) is... Any item needing more power than the inverter can deliver.
That is the whole list.
For this reason I recommend a True Sine Wave inverter.
Second, you can indeed buy an inverter, I am very surprised that the dealer did not show you some on his shelf, Camping world has 'em, Most better RV dealers have 'em. Wal*mart has 'em but I'm not recommending those.
What I do recommend is a True Sine Wave inverter... here is why:
Though I no longer find it back when I got my Xantrex Prosine 2.0 they had a document on their web page for a no longer made MSW inverter with a title something like. "Things that may not work properly on a MSW inverter"
It was a long list.. and they forgot one item "Any item needing more power than the inverter can deliver"
Some entries: Any device with a digital clock or timer (Coffee pots, microwaves, Clocks) Radios, televisions, sat receivers (need not be connected to the inverter for it to cause interference) ELECTRIC BLANKETS (Believe it or not) and LED night lights. And a lot of other things.
The list for my Prosine (True Sine wave) is... Any item needing more power than the inverter can deliver.
That is the whole list.
For this reason I recommend a True Sine Wave inverter.
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