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Randy Schlotthauer (Up8009)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 9:27 am: | |
Has anyone had any experience with "Go Socket" brand inverters? They're all over Ebay, but I've never heard of them. Prices are very low, which makes me suspicious. |
Ross Carlisle (Rrc62)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 10:55 am: | |
Being low priced...AND being all over eBay would pretty much indicate they are junk. Like alot of things, with inverters, you get what you pay for.
Ross |
Tom Caffrey (Pvcces)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 10:06 pm: | |
Randy, if you read what specs they offer carefully and assume that any specs not mentioned are probably not very good, you will probably size them up about right.
Since you're not familiar with inverter specs, why don't you see if you can get a manual for one of the Trace or Heart inverters on Xantrex' site.
We have been able to download most of what we have wanted. Then, compare the specs in the manual to the specs on the ones you're looking at.
You will likely see quite a difference.
One other thing; I don't know about the ones you're looking at, but a lot of these cheap inverters are sold with 2 gauge conductors to connect them with.
Think about the ratings for 2 gauge. It's something like 95 amps, so it's real easy to overload the wires in some of these cases.
I have yet to set one packaged with wires that was worth the trouble to install.
Good luck on finding an inverter you like.
Tom Caffrey PD4106-2576
Suncatcher |
Gary Stadler (Boogiethecat)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 10:17 pm: | |
I took a look on ebay at all the "Go Socket" inverters. They all say "modified sine wave" output which puts you in the middle of a timeless argument of what will and won't work for RV applications.
You can search the archives of this board and find endless opinions about it.
Bottom line, if a modified sine will do for you, these are probably about as good (or bad) as any of them out there that output modified sines. It's a cheap way to build an inverter and I doubt much if one manufacturer is any better or worse than any of the others (they're all cheap)
I agree with Tom, if you really want to do it right, look in to a trace or a Heart true sine inverter. With them, though they are pricey, you can't go wrong. |
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