Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1641 in Lawn & Patio
- Size: One Size
- Color: One Color
- Brand: Whistler
- Model: Pro-1200W
- Format: CD-ROM
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 3.54" h x
7.40" w x
8.90" l,
4.50 pounds
Features
- 1200 Watts Continuous power - 2400 Watts Surge Capacity (Peak Power)
- Mountable. Features 3 AC Outlets and 1 USB Port, along with Digital Battery Volt/Watt Meter (Monitors input volts and output watts).
- Thermostat-controlled Cooling Fan.
- High Surge / Ground Fault Sensing / Overload Indicator / Remote Operation Jack.
- For safety, features five separate points of Electronic Circuit Protection.
Product Description
1200 Watts of Continuous Power; High Surge Power; Digital Battery/Volt/Watt Meter; Mountable; Overload Indicator; Thermostat-Controlled Cooling Fan; 120 Amp Power Requirement; Ground Fault Sensing; Electronic Circuit Protection; 3 Ac Outlets; Usb Port; Remote Control Ready
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
60 of 61 people found the following review helpful.
excellent for use in a semi
By A. Mayse
Just a quick update I have had this inverter in my semi for a year now and it is still going strong, it gets near daily use and has survived having a 700 watt microwave short out and catch fire, all it did was trip the inverters fault protection, a quick reset and it was fine I now have a RV style 600 watt microwave that it powers flawlessly.I bought this to replace a powerdrive 1500 watt inverter that died after about a month, this one has lasted over 3 months so far and I use it almost daily to run a laptop, document scanner, 700 watt microwave plus several chargers for cell phones, mp3 players, etc. Average draw with the laptop, scanner and microwave going simultaneously is 900 watts, at that load the fan doesn't even kick on which is nice because one of the annoying features the powerdrive was its constantly running (very loud) fans.I have ran it at @1300 watts output for a minute or so when I had to plug in a high speed drill, it took this abuse without so much as getting warm.If you are looking for a affordable, reliable ac power supply for a semi or other large truck I cannot recommend this one highly enough, just be sure to buy a wiring kit like the Cobra 4-AWG Heavy-Duty AC Power Inverter Cable Kit sold here at amazon, and a ANL Fuse Holder with a 150 amp ANL fuse, because the inverter comes with no wires at all.EDIT:Thought I should mention, when mounting this in your truck it MUST be direct wired to the batteries, if you try and run it through the bus you run the risk of overloading it and causing serious damage to your semis' electronics. Also the shorter the cables from your battery to the inverter are the lower the power drop will be (simply put shorter cables equals more wattage you can safely use)One last thing, if you plan on using this in a non commercial vehicle (IE a regular car or truck) check with a mechanic to make sure your alternator/battery combo can handle this, some cars have just enough power to run their own internal systems and adding this on could overload it and do damage.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty good product - Great value for a 1200 Watt inverter
By a reading mom
While not perfect, this product saved us from the Halloween storm this year. We were without power for 4 days and this inverter provided enough juice to power our refrigerator, the boiler (so that the house didn't get so cold as it was in the 20s some nights), a light, and I even toasted on a small toaster (I disconnected everything else to do this). We tried the microwave and it worked a few times, but then started tripping every time (I am not sure if it was the inverter or the cables we got as one of the terminal was poorly connected and it didn't always have a great connection). We ran it 2-3 hours at a time connected to our car battery with the car running. It seemed to trip from time to time for no reason (usually it had been running the boiler and frig for a few minutes) even though it was only running at 300-400 Watts; I am not sure if it was the car alternator that tripped it by having a voltage spike on the DC side or what, but we had to go reset it about 1-2 times per hour.Still, this product is a great value - at 71 bucks we paid - for a 1200 Watt inverter and more than paid for itself by saving our food in the frig/freezer plus allowed us to avoid having to go to a hotel. If I had it to do over again, I might consider something slightly larger (1500-1600 Watts) and perhaps even a true sine wave inverter (I realize that a modified sine wave 1500 would be up to twice the price I paid or 6 times for a 1500 Watt true sine wave inverter), but it could be worth it as then I could charge my UPS to run my computers as well (I don't dare do that on a modified sine wave inverter because of all the warning from Whistler that the UPS batteries could overheat and damage it, or to run as my computers either for the same reason), and I could also run my microwave.I would recommend this for someone that can't afford a larger one or a pure sine wave inverter. I would not go much larger because we are running from the car because if you are consistently drawing over 1000 Watts (about 100 amps on the DC side) and your car alternator does not have more capacity (most cars have under 100 amp capacity in their alternators) you will wreck the battery and, worse, even the alternator. We lucked out that our minivan has a 130 amp alternator so I could run it for extended periods without being worried that I was destroying the battery or the alternator.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Dubious functions on well priced inverter
By Douglas Schifter
On the face of it this looks like a great buy for 1200 watts. The inverter has three outlets and a red digital readout that alternates between showing the state of the charge in the vehicle battery and the draw from the inverter to whatever is plugged into the three outlets. This is a really neat tool but upon closer examination sometimes the draw number turns to zero even though the unit is still charging. I have also noted that with my engine off and the battery draining into what i am charging, the battery charge level readout went up a few notches when it should have dropped. There appears to be a malfunctioning fan too as it goes on for four seconds or so then dies out. Not really enough time to cool the unit if it was hot enough to warrant turning the fan on in the first place. I do not have much faith in this chinese made inverter lasting too long. This would be a super inverter if it was made properly with quality control. I do not recommend this item as I see signs of easy failure due to poor quality. Caveat emptor.Update 10/12As i expected the unit failed after about six months. All i did was plug in one end of an apple charger that was not attached to the device and i heard a pop and that was all she wrote. Just bought a different model and make inverter. Two stars may be too high a rating here so i dropped a star for lack of durability. Avoid this model.
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