Square wave inverter to LFP battery?
I've been charging small electronics with a small $20 SQ for years. Laptop, phone, toothbrush. Don't have much use for a bigger/better one. Other than slower charging due to intermittent DC, is ther...
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pianotuna wrote:
Most batteries hate heat. MSW inverters do cause batteries to get hotter when charging at least on my laptops.
What sort of wattage do you want to run? I got a very nice 700 watt psw inverter from Victron for $109.00 about 5 years ago. They may be cheaper than that now.
Here is a 375 watt:
https://www.amazon.com/Victron-Energy-Sinewave-Inverter-VE-Direct/dp/B01N0W4H34/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=31YUZ7H28E0TD&keywords=500%2Bwatt%2Bpsw%2Binverter&qid=1682215042&sprefix=psw%2Binverter%2B500%2B%2Caps%2C514&sr=8-3-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0&smid=ALRPFGEN62HZC&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzUjlSQ0ZYVlVURFZXJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjg5NjA5M1BPTUFPMVlQREtLSCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDIyNjUxMzQzVUxHWEY3QkhSNCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1
Point about heat is taken, thank you Don. I would be interested in something over 1000W if I get around to adding a residential fridge and possibly a separate small freezer. I hear that compressor start-up wattage could exceed 600W - and if both machines start at the same time and I happen to run a small microwave at this exact moment (1400W input), I don't even know what could be the total wattage, 3000W?
