bigrigfixer wrote:
Just saw a few Schumacher inverters at Wal-Mart, also online, those reviews were 4 star or better. Anyone here ever use one? My plan (for now) is to use a 400 watt with a transfer switch to run a small bar fridge for my outside kitchen, and the tv in the bedroom. I know you guys will mostly recommend a psw, which this one is not, but I've also seen some of you say a msw is okay to run a tv, so...
Since you're shooting so low and according to your profile you're in Canada why not just wait until the next time Canadian Tire puts their 1000 watt PSW inverter on sale for $199 Cdn. Sure, it too may not be at the top of the quality heap but it is PSW, does get the job done, comes with a 2 yr warranty, can be returned if you decide you don't like it, and is IMO the best deal you'll find here in Canada on a PSW inverter. Yeah, I've got one myself and it runs a toaster, coffee maker, wife's hair dryer (on low), a variety of fans, heck I've even plugged the entire trailer into it and ran the A/C fan motor just to see if it could do it. :B
Secondly, why bother with a transfer switch? Just wire the output of the inverter to a couple of conveniently located duplex receptacles into which you can plug whatever you want to run with this inverter ... simple. :D. You
could alternately power the trailer "whole house", also without using a transfer switch, but you have to make sure the converter is turned off, the fridge is forced to the gas mode, and the water heater's electric heating element (if it has one) is turned off. Trust me, you'll forget, so having been there, done that, I see dedicated receptacles as the "best" solution.
