PSW Inverter - No Load Current
Our in-bed camper will only hold two batteries. Wanting to power the microwave, TV, satellite and laptops. Thinking a 2000w PSW inverter would be the right size. Noticed most 2000w inverters have n...
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otrfun wrote:BFL13 wrote:.6a?! That's great! Thanks for passing on these test results. May just give this PowerMax a try. Sure can't beat the price: $213.90 on Amazon.
Just tested my PMX2000 for no-load. Spec says 1.5 amps or less.
Trimetric with inverter off, 00.4 amps then with inverter on but nothing plugged into it, 1.0 amps. So 00.6 amps no- load.
In real life, with the shore cord plugged into the inverter, there is a small load as mentioned previously. So not sure what use a no-load figure is. Anyway that's what I got.
The remote on/off is an option so you have to buy that too if needed. (Don't know where you get one--can ask at the PowerMax website I guess) Depends on where inverter mounted if you can get at it easily to use the main switch on it.
