Northern Industrial 1500 Watt Inverter,
November 17, 2008
"I used this inverter with a 12V Marine battery when we were without power for several day after Hurricane Ike. It performed as advertised and I would have given it a 5 star rating, but it didn't come with any cables to connect to the battery."
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
Way more powerful than stated!!,
November 13, 2008
By PowerUser from Houston, TX
"I bought this for use during power failures along with our standby generator-as a second backup... We were able to connect allot more than we expected to the inverter, using a bank of just six deep-cycle "yellow top" car batteries connected in parallel. It ran a window AC unit, our 52" LCD TV, the stereo, even made coffee, and several lights all at once without a fast drain. All that with NO NOISY generator or fumes! To the ONE bad review I read here before buying this inverter, It CLEARLY states in the manual (that we READ) that you must reset the unit if low battery shut-off occurs, or the output power WON'T come back on. That's as simple as turning the ON/OFF switch off and back on! Beyond that, we simply connected the car with jumper cables to recharge every few hours when everything was running and had a SILENT power system for DAYS after a hurricane recently, and the corolla used less gas than a SMALL generator that couldn't have handled all those things at once. I would suggest this over a Generator to anyone-beginner or pro! This thing stayed COOL and continued to work for DAYS like this. I am so impressed I am replacing the standby generator. One battery WON'T run this with big loads for long-as it ALSO says in the manual, and SOME MOTORS and batter chargers or some electronics like PURE SINE WAVE power ONLY, and this inverter makes 'MODIFIED sine wave' power output. Worked FINE for everything we needed-INCLUDING our 2 computers! It says ALL this in the MANUAL that you should read first before using. It explains all of these things. For 99% of the things we have plugged in it is FANTASTIC! Even ran the washing machine (by itself) and then the gas dryer and that worked fine as well! Cannot wait to get the 3000 watt model next!"
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
Awesome Inverter,
September 1, 2008
"I bought this inverter to upgrade from the smaller one I had for my battery bank in my house which is connected to a 15 watt solar panel, and a 400 watt wind mill. I have 4 batteries 2 Marine Deep Cycle and 2 Industrial. This inverter is excellent so far has handled any load I have put to it. Ran the 42 in. LCD Television, Satellite, VCR, DVD Player, and Security System all at once with no problem at all. The screen reads the voltage on the battery input, and the voltage output in AC, It also read the watts that is being drawn from the inverter.
I recommend hooking the inverter up to the batteries with 12/2 House solid wire or smaller guage, the wires stay cool and no voltage loss. Also attaching a good toggle switch from the battery to the inverter to cut the power when not in use to eliminate the draw from the capacitor.
I would recommend this inverter to anyone, it is very good quality and is good priced."
What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Sunforce 1500 Watt Inverter,
April 16, 2008
By mmshop from millwright 36yrs Lakeland LA
"I spend a lot of time outdoors, and in some cases I needed and inverter to run some of my tools, especially while in the woods. So I purchased this Sunforce 1500 Watt Inverter and I must say I am very pleased with it. Some of my tools are battery operated and most are not. Now I can use what I need,anywhere, anytime I need it to get the job done easier with less headache. Thanks for a good product."
What is your level of technical expertise? Professional
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
