Xantrex Power Inverter

[cobalt]

For anyone in the market for a new power inverter, Costco has the Xantrex Power Inverter 1000 (1000 watts / 2000 watts surge) for $39.97. Not a bad deal.

http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/23/p/1/pt/29/product.asp

 

[Ken_McE]

It's cheap because it's not pure sine wave.

 

[TedTheLed]

it's not even sinewave..

but seems like as good a price as any for msw, I haven't checked froogle yet but it is probably a pretty good buy for a modified sinewave inverter..

but why risk burning something out, or having something not work, (like a fluorescent light) and using the extra electricity?
If you can spend the money get the new sinewave Morningstar 300 watt (600 w. for 10 minutes -- now there is a useful design, say, for running a power tool, or microwave for just a little while) SINEWAVE inverter, I saw it for $235 .it's more efficient than modified, cast in epoxy, no fan; a brick.

 

[fieldops]

+1 on the sinewave inverter. prices have really come down in the last couple of years.

 

[Illum]

+2 on pure sine inverters
http://www.invertersrus.com/puresinewaveinverters.html
Some years ago it was $1.25/W, now they run around $0.50/W:twothumbs

I still use my square-wave inverters though, construction lights and electric blankets aren't as discriminating as high end electronics