Small, quiet, inverter.

I got a Wagan elite 400 watt PSW that is very small and the fan does not become audible until ~150 watts.

It draws almost 1 full amp less powering a 50 watt heating pad than my 800 watt coleman MSW inverter, which is a loud annoying SOB.

mkirsch wrote:
I think sum total of the load is about 35W.

Yeah, but do you need it to be PSW?
Try MSW, send it back if you don't like it. MSW are cheaper than PSW but some TV don't work well with it.

Many small inverters, including mine, have cig lighter plug. I had to cut it off because there was no cig receptacle nearby. Cig receptacle on the wall is rated to 10A max, with your loads it will work. You can extend the inverter DC cable by another 4-5 ft if you have to, 3A isn't much.

Almot wrote:
150W with fan does "sound" odd ;)

I have 175W GoPower without fan, $25 on Amazon. MSW.

Are you looking for PSW?

Second that.

Also, for best inverter operation the inverter needs to be fairly close to the battery, Like the compartment (Basement) next door to the batteries.

Then run 120 volt wireing up to the TV

This puts your Dustbuster fan outside where you can not hear it over the Air Conditioner fan on HIGH inside the RV

Trust me,, that A/C fan covers alot of outside noise.

how much noise: Well in another place there is a thread "BANG No power" Same thing, only different, happened here

I did not hear the BANG (which was a car hitting a utility pole not 100 yards away) but of course I heard the trucks backing up to replace it (no pole = no power = no A/C)

It's a little 15" flatscreen and a cheap RCA "sharkfin" boosted antenna on a stick that I prop up outside the camper.

I think sum total of the load is about 35W.

I have a 150 watt samlex inverter, it has a small but not very loud fan.

It is a PSW inverter and runs my LED TV and DVD player with no problem.

Doug

Kayteg1 wrote:
How small TV ?
I have one of those 250W inverters and it does sound like farm equipment.
Than I bought about 100W rated inverter that is build into 12V plug and no fan.
Use it for my laptop and occasionally it overheats, what with laptop battery is not a problem.
I think you can find those in 120W rating as well.
EDIT. found bigger one 130W constant, 260W surge no fan.
Similar looking one with bigger ratings have fans.



$19.99 at Frys

Good luck getting more than 90 watts out of an RV 12v cigar connector.

Our 19 inch is 5 years old and is rated at 65w, I know they go considerably lower than that if you buy with power in mind. The Satellite receiver is rated at 65w but that may only be when re-positioning the tailgater. The 150w inverter didn't have any issues running them all day besides the fan and dirty power. A bigger inverter may have not ran the fan so much or as fast.

I thought one of the members did a review on a small fanless MSW inverter that didn't cost much. He seemed pretty happy.

N-Trouble wrote:
My GoPower 300W is very quiet. Go at least 2X wattage you need and you wont be working the inverter so hard.

With stated loads 150W is already 4-5 times wattage they use. Depends on "small TV". Old small TV can draw more than a new big one.

My Go Power 175W is silent. No fan. Very small - it looks big on the picture, but the size is ~ 5x3x1.5".

N-Trouble wrote:
My GoPower 300W is very quiet. Go at least 2X wattage you need and you wont be working the inverter so hard.

+1

How small TV ?
I have one of those 250W inverters and it does sound like farm equipment.
Than I bought about 100W rated inverter that is build into 12V plug and no fan.
Use it for my laptop and occasionally it overheats, what with laptop battery is not a problem.
I think you can find those in 120W rating as well.
EDIT. found bigger one 130W constant, 260W surge no fan.
Similar looking one with bigger ratings have fans.



$19.99 at Frys