Inverter prices

2oldman wrote:
There's no sense in paying more for the *same* thing, but that's almost never the case. YGWYPF.

A more expensive unit will have a quieter and thermostatic fan, pure-sine wave (not Msw), specs that are actually true (they will surge to twice their rating without blowing up), and have circuit boards that don't fail if they get a bit hot.

Should I keep going?

You can drive a Nova or a BMW. Either way, you'll get where you're going, at least for a while.

Yes but most sites don't give details on fan noise etc, nor can I tell build quality from a website, all claim a 4000 surge capability. I'm only looking at PSW/TSW, here's a good example of range from 1 company at random (although there's a couple of 3000w ones at the bottom): http://www.donrowe.com/category-s/1939.htm

The difference is $800. (sorry, couldn't resist)


With so many new products available, it really is difficult to discern... unless you understand the quality of the internal components themselves. Add to that, the fact many reputable companies have gone overseas, resulting in lesser quality.

I can only speak to the dependability of the Xantrex prowatt sw 1000. I have to imagine their 2000w unit was similar in quality.

There's no sense in paying more for the *same* thing, but that's almost never the case. YGWYPF.

A more expensive unit will have a quieter and thermostatic fan, pure-sine wave (not Msw), specs that are actually true (they will surge to twice their rating without blowing up), and have circuit boards that don't fail if they get a bit hot.

Should I keep going?

You can drive a Nova or a BMW. Either way, you'll get where you're going, at least for a while.