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| Peter River (Whitebus)
Registered Member Username: Whitebus Post Number: 95 Registered: 4-2009 Posted From: 208.54.14.22  Rating: N/A |
how many amps does your inverter draw when it's not being used to power appliances? I would appreciate your inverter make/brand name too, if your power drain is really low. | ||
| Chuck Newman (Chuck_newman)
Registered Member Username: Chuck_newman Post Number: 363 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 99.0.41.3  Rating: N/A |
Magnum MS4024 (24vdc input) Search Mode = .3ADC No Load 120VAC output = .6ADC | ||
| George M. Todd (George_mc6)
Registered Member Username: George_mc6 Post Number: 866 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 64.55.111.6 Rating: N/A |
Pete, The better sine wave inverters have an "idling" or "search for load" feature, as mentioned above. They are great for energy savings in "standby" mode, and save you from turning them off when you stop using them. Only problem is as Chuck mentions, no load output draws slightly more current, as in the load of a remote control TV, VCR, etc. The remote receiver in these is on all the time. HTH, George | ||
| Peter River (Whitebus)
Registered Member Username: Whitebus Post Number: 96 Registered: 4-2009 Posted From: 204.62.111.51 Rating: N/A |
my crappy inverter is drawing 2.5a on standby, and that's completely unplugged from all appliance. I knew that was wrong, because my other smaller inverter took less than .25amps. I guess I should have checked it while I was able to return it. so now I am shopping for another inverter. Thanks for the confirmation. | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 823 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 76.195.79.226 Rating: N/A |
Ther is way more to inverters than standby amps. The units ability to run the loads EFFICIENTLY is more important , and if needed the ability to run an AC motor counts too. Google Home Power Magazine , their charts on a huge variety of inverters is posted FREE , you just have to find it . FF |