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Review on πŸ”‹ Upgraded 300W Power Inverter: DC 12V to 110V AC Car Converter with Dual USB Ports & Car Charger Adapter (Red) - High-Quality Performance by Rob Clark

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great price for a portable inverter.

I decided to review this inverter by comparing it to an older, more expensive unit with the same output characteristics as this one. At first glance, it has an aluminum body that dissipates heat very well. I did not find any mounting legs or fuses. I opened the power cord and found no fuse there. So you will need to provide your own circuit protection to prevent the car fuse from blowing as they can usually handle around 120W of power. Definitely not a deal breaker as I plan on cutting and attaching the fork. Personally I will use a 40A relay and 35A fuse included in the ignition auxiliary power supply to protect the inverter as this is high enough to justify the wiring. It has a pretty powerful fan, but it's still not very loud. during work. I measured the power consumption compared to another device and found that this one draws very little power (3.54W) when it's off. So this isn't really a problem as it will take months to drain the battery. I tested at 12.8 bolts as that is the minimum a modern loading system can provide, with most of them stable at 14.4. This will not affect overall performance or consumption, but power will be slightly less. This is about 15% more efficient when running a 55W load. I am very impressed with this price as it is way more than I expected. I didn't test higher loads due to my bank's power supply limitations, but the numbers seemed pretty consistent across the loads I used. Two sockets 110V and 2 USB. I am attaching a screenshot of my oscilloscope showing the output to see if the sine wave is modified. I'm assuming that's the case, but I'm happy with that. I also added my test results in the last picture so you can all see my readings as well. I tested it on a Monster Power MCPI 300 inverter for reference.

Pros
  • Mufti-Protection
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