Date:         Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:28:51 -0300
Reply-To:     David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
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From:         David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
Subject:      Quality Inverters
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Just a note about Canadian Tire (a.k.a. China Tire) Inverters. Their
450 Watt model is suspect. I have gone through 3 of them, all
replaced under warranty as the first 2 each quit in less than 30
days. I now also carry a spare by Cobra and I've got my fingers
crossed.
        My very first Inverter (I forget the brand) was a 300 Watt
and it ran the Dometic for two years without a problem until I cooked
it by plugging into a AC outlet before unplugging the inverter.
Bummer...

                                David(dsl82westy)
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>Many of those fridges, even though they only draw 70 watts, they need a
>momentary "slam" of 600 or so watts to start the compressor. for the record,
>the "digital" inverters from Canadian Tire can handle this, in particular
>the 800 watt model. Last summer, I ran a cheap household/bar  Danby 4.5 cu
>ft fridge off of an Optima Yellow-Top with this particular inverter (in an
>RV).
>
>YMMV
>Tom