Inverter

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
OUTBACK seems to be the most rugged of all. But they are not cheap.

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Just got mine yesterday, installing it now. I have every confidence it's the last inverter I'll ever buy. It's big, it's heavy, and it's built to last. About $2 grand.. which isn't a whole lot more than a decent-quality PSW mid-grade inverter which you'll be replacing in 5 years.

It's a REASONABLE price for its quality and longevity.

time2roll wrote:
My GoPower is a behemoth but discontinued to the "industrial" line now available.
I assume the new stuff is a high frequency chopper.

Go-Power was sold recently to an RV company in LA. I suppose you could drop by and find out if the new owner is making them change things.

OUTBACK seems to be the most rugged of all. But they are not cheap. They can supply 4x max power to light off a stubborn load. In 1980 I lit off a 150 watt sodium lamp with a 400 watt square wave Tripp Lite inverter. No mean feat.

It's intention was to light up the deck of a salmon boat. Salt air made short work of the the sodium high voltage circuit, which freaked out the finals in the inverter. A loud pop came from the mast then a smoke signal rolled out of the engine compartment.

My GoPower is a behemoth but discontinued to the "industrial" line now available.
I assume the new stuff is a high frequency chopper.

I like the Tripp-Lite brand
the 1250 power verter run, 2500 surge, weighs 22# maybe more

they don't get mentioned here very often, but they are the most rugged brand i know of

I had to replace my old Xantrex, but went with the 3000 PSW($1500)unit as I was also installing a household frig. I'm not sure I would recommend the 3000 over the 2000PSW($1250) units since I am only using 4 6volt batteries. The 3000 standby power requirement is almost an amp more than the 2000PSW units. I dry camp about half the time so I thought the 3000 PSW unit would be a better option. Has not worked out that I need that much power yet. I have to run the Ginny to recharge the batteries more than I would like. Solar at this time is not a good option for my purposes. Good luck with your choice.

I have the 2000w one of these, and can recommend it. It is not a toy. Another member here has the same one, and it works well for him too.

https://powermaxconverters.com/product-category/inverters-dc-ac/

I recently picked up a pair of Xantrex Prosine 1800/24's at a very reasonable price. I love them.

Not to be rude but I really appreciate that when I call tech support I get someone with English as their primary language. They are pretty smart too :)

I have also had pretty good luck with Cotek as far as performance and reliability but their support is not near what Xantrex offers.

Aims and other low end inverters.... Run away!