XPower 1750 Plus Inverter

[Lenny_K]

When I turn the inerter on it shows input voltage but no output and the red fault light comes on. I do not have anything drawing on it and the fault light remains. It would not be caused by thermal shutdown or unit overload. So the only option is that the output is short circuited.
So my question is is there anything like a fuse inside that can be changed or just resistors that have failed?

[pianotuna]

Divide by ten includes a fudge factor giving about a 10% "cushion" to allow for miscellaneous losses. This is no bad thing.

[Lenny_K]

Yes, Go Power was sold to Valterra. Go Power's HQ is still in Victoria.

[BFL13]

Thanks. So the "divide by 10" rule is overdoing it a little in that case. 139 vs 150 is 0.927.

Go-Power was part of Carmanah here in town,, but they sold Go-Power last year to an outfit in LA (for $19M). Looks like they will keep going now, selling RV type stuff. I don't know who supplies their inverters. They get their converters from PowerMax

[Lenny_K]

BFL13 wrote:
Good news. What was the positive amps from solar before you turned on the MW? (then add that to the 119) Or--what would the actual draw be with no solar? Also to clarify, what is the MW's 120v input watts required according to its label? If can't get at that, then what is the rated cooking power of that MW? (can estimate input based on other known MW numbers)

The microwave has a 1500 watt input. I tried it now, dark out, and it draws 139 amps and the inverter operates in the green. The fan in the inverter ran continously while the microwave was on as it should to keep it cool.
I am a happy camper.

[MrWizard]

the 1250w tripplite i put in the Safari , Nov 2010
is still going, weighs 22#

i think your 2000w model is around 28#

[westend]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Maybe it's just me but I have had horrible luck with cut-rate inverters. Anything from a sleaze-bag cigarette lighter model to a 2000 watt two hundred dollar model as bizarre looking as a Dyson vacuum cleaner had failed within months. The 2000 was for Jesus and the big chest freezer at the restaurant.

Made a decision -- no freakin' more chew and spit waste of money inverters. My Trace 4024 is near immortal and the Samlex PSW 300-watt has rendered six years of flawless service. As far as failure cause the cheapos died from component failure within the control primary and not within the power (FET) finals.

Cheap At Any Price means cheap quality. The Chinese spit them out without ever starting them up to check. A way around this is to find a miracle cheapo with 500 5-star reviews. Good luck.

Very true about most off-shore electronics, built to sell with the cheapest componetry available. A casual observer doen't understand why a $.30 capacitor can't be used instead of the $.25 one but Asian bean counters add it all up and choose the cheapest, everytime. There are also other issues but too boring for this thread.

I recently scored a 2000W Tripplite and am going to install that for most of my RV's power when off the grid. Tripplite is a bargain for a durable inverter. The thing also passes the "weight means quality" test, it weighs a ton.

[Lenny_K]

I also bought the remote for $99 which was almost $40 less than Amazon.ca and I see the price went up again for Inverter on Amazon.

[Lenny_K]

I got it for $850 from All Battery in Victoria. Beat the best Amazon price by $100.

[BFL13]

pianotuna wrote:
So glad this worked out well! Do you mind sharing the cost of the inverter?

https://www.amazon.ca/Go-Power-GP-ISW2000-12-Industrial-Inverter/dp/B01LX7FLD6/ref=sr_1_44?ie=UTF8&q...

[pianotuna]

So glad this worked out well! Do you mind sharing the cost of the inverter?

[BFL13]

Good news. What was the positive amps from solar before you turned on the MW? (then add that to the 119) Or--what would the actual draw be with no solar? Also to clarify, what is the MW's 120v input watts required according to its label? If can't get at that, then what is the rated cooking power of that MW? (can estimate input based on other known MW numbers)

[Lenny_K]

Installed my new inverter yesterday. At about 5 PM and cloudy, the microwave drew 119 amps. The microwave wave ran without making as much noise as it did on MSW and the GFCI's don't hum any more. Didn't like what they were humming anyway...lol.

[Lenny_K]

I have a Go Power GP-ISW2000-12 on order. I'll post on how it runs my microwave and how much it draws.

[brulaz]

Thanks, that's good to know.
Another plus for AGMs.