Whats a Good Brand for a Inverter

timmac wrote:
Whats a Good Brand for a Inverter but not a Prosine, 2000 to 2500 watts, good quality low price. It appears my Procine 2.0 is my problem and from the complaints on Amazon and boating forums that use them all say they are high price junk..

timmac,
You've gotten a lot of feedback, most of which it appears that you have ignored. I'm a long-time ProSine 2.0 owner and I can state unequivocally that they are not "high price junk". Mine runs my convection-microwave day in and day out, it powers my fridge when I am on the road, and I frequently use it to run the A/C.

The problems I have seen and heard about are typically the result of a poor installation and/or insufficient battery capacity.

Based on your description, the problems you are experiencing are a result of low voltage to the inverter. Either you wiring is too small, too long, your batteries cannot provide sufficient current without sagging (I suspect that it is a combination of all three).

Hoping to operate a ~1500W load (e.g. microwave) from a pair of cheap Group 31 FLA batteries without the inverter shutting down is wishful thinking. If you only have room for two batteries, consider two Group 31 AGM's (e.g. Lifeline or Odyssey). More (or larger) batteries is better.

Before you go wasting money on another inverter, measure the voltage at the battery terminals and again at the inverter terminals while you are operating a heavy load (a simple way to do this is with a hair dryer with multiple heat settings). Then report back the battery voltage AND tell me the "Inverter Low V Shutdown" value that is set under the "Advanced Menu" under setup in your ProSine.

If you have your heart set on a new new inverter that does what the ProSine 2.0 can do, then you should be looking at the Magnum MS2012 or the MSH3012M. Please let me know if you go this route... I'll be happy to take the old high price piece of junk off of your hands ;)

Cheers,
-MS

Hi 2oldman,

I agree the Xantrex is not junk--but the OP believes it is.

I considered the Xantrex Prowatt line but they did not make one with sufficient wattage for my needs. I think the 2k unit would run just about any 1000 watt microwave.

Inverters R US

How long have the COTEK guys been around?
Are they somehow connected to the Zantrex/Heart/Trace engineers?

They do indeed look like a good value - just wondering how long they have been in the field and operational

I agree with the OP's findings. Over the past several years I've opened up & repaired several Zantrex inverters and Inverter/chargers. Their "quality" is not what I would want to brag about.

timmac wrote:
Thanks will take a look at that brand, I don't need a very high end inverter, 2500 watts will work just fine and a good quality unit that is pure sine at a low cost.

I would take a good look at the new COTEK SP Series line of pure sines. A very well built unit with good internals at a very reasonable price. For just a straight pure sine inverter, those are tough to beat.

timmac wrote:
, your link also shows the many problems with the Xantrex Prosine inverters.

That article doesn't mention Prosine anywhere.

Inverters R Us wrote:
If budget was of no concern, I would say Magnum Energy is the best inverter brand out there.

There are many manufacturers out there to chose from, but a more important question I think would be, what are your needs?

Thanks will take a look at that brand, I don't need a very high end inverter, 2500 watts will work just fine and a good quality unit that is pure sine at a low cost.

Happy Prospector wrote:
I don't know how you charge your batteries, but you may want to check out this article.

I have a 85 watt solar panel and 5500 watt generator, your link also shows the many problems with the Xantrex Prosine inverters.

SCVJeff wrote:
If you're that smart, why are you asking questions and ignoring or debating answers from some of the smartest folks on this forum? All you know is what you are reading on amazon and have zero clue whats really going on. How can you bet on something you clearly know nothing about?

If i didn't know better (and i dont), I'd say you were trolling

Not just Amazon has bad reviews, I am a boater and on boating forums many have bought this unit and had nothing but bad results from it, the company will not even fix it anymore, they just offer a discount if you buy another one, what does that say about them, many also have reported the company sold off to a China company and the quality has gone out the door.

When I bought this motorhome almost 2 years ago it work fine, little issues, but after replacing the batts with higher amp hr the inverter is still not working correct, yes larger 4/0 wires would be great but why invest in new wires now when I suspect its the cheap high priced inverter that's the problem, when I find that right unit I will replace my wires to 4/0 at that time..

If budget was of no concern, I would say Magnum Energy is the best inverter brand out there. I don't say that because we sell them, I say that because I personally use one in my racecar trailer and have seen/used most every inverter on the market over the past 10 years. Magnum's are awesome, but with that said though, you may not require an inverter like that and all it's features/capabilities. Are you lookng for just a straight pure sine inverter similar to the Xantrex you had? An inverter with a transfer switch like the SD model you linked to earlier or a full inverter/charger w/transfer switch?

There are many manufacturers out there to chose from, but a more important question I think would be, what are your needs?

Do manufacturers of such goods have to include a manufacturing date?