Xantrex Technologies 851-0175 XPower Plus 175-Watt Inverter Review

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(More customer reviews)The 175 Power Inverter works great. I used it on a recent car trip and it powered my electronics without any problems. The description is incorrect, however, in that it only has one AC outlet (as in the photo), not two.

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20 Watt Black Frame Mono-crystalline Solar Panel and Battery Charger Review

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(More customer reviews)Location:
K55, Baja California, Mexico

Purpose:
Reduce dependence on buddy's noisy & smelly gas generator during weekend trips to beach shack. Week of rest after every usage.

System [June 2008]:
-> 60W total [~3.5Amps]. Two 20W [18Vmp] panel & two 10W [18Vmp] panels of the same mono-crystalline construction. [16AWG]
-> Morningstar MPPT 15 Amp Charge Controller.[14AWG]
-> Two [2] new 12V ~100AH deep cycle batteries [parallel ~200AH, 1/0AWG]
-> 700W AC inverter [4AWG]
-> 3.5KW gas generator to 6Amp AC batt charger for extra charging capacity when needed

Current Load:
-> Three [3] 12V x 26W fluorescent fixtures
-> Two [2] 12V x 15W fluorescent fixtures
-> One [1] 12V x 11W fluorescent fixture
-> One [1] 12V x 13W fluorescent fixture
-> Yamaha 2.1 speakers, 25W
-> Dual-port 12V car cig lighter adapter for mobile phone/iPod chargers.

Notes:
Panels are fixed @ slight SW & angle of ~35

Xantrex Technologies 813-0081-00 XPower Pocket Mobile Power Source 100-Watt Inverter Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a slick, useful product that does just what it says it will do.I used to work at Radioshack, and we sold a lot of these, and they were hardly ever returned, so I got one for myself.I use it to charge my cellphone (with the house charger) and my laptop while I'm traveling.It is much more quiet than other inverters, has a big, blue indicator light to show when it is working, and is slim enough to slip under a seat, or even between the center console and a seat (where I have mine).It says "100 watts", but that is only the peak output.Continuous output is only 80 watts, so be sure to check that what you are using it for is 80 or less.It is great for battery charging, but don't even think of running a vacuum or a power tool, that isn't what it is intended for.

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Targus PAPWR005U Mobile Power Inverter Review

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(More customer reviews)I successfully used the Targus PAPWR005U power inverter on a 400+ mile trip to power my Mac PowerBook G4 (to watch DVDs) with the kids. Unfortunately it only made the one trip. The next week, on another 400+ mi car ride, the inverter started beeping constantly and then went into shutdown mode, I'm assuming because it was drawing too much power and was overheating. At 90 Watts, the power output matched the power draw from the Mac PowerBook, but didn't have enough umph to spare. I'd caution everyone to check the power rating on their laptop power bricks first before using it with a power inverter. Get an inverter that is at least 1.5-2x the power rating of the device you want to use.

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Cobra CPI-150 Micro Port 150 Watt Power Inverter (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great product.It is perfect in (almost) every way.Smallest 150 watt inverter around.Very quiet.Works both in the car and on a plane.Has both a 3-prong AC and USB powerpoints.It shines particularly well verses the 'big-black' inverters for traveling for 3 reasons.1) Again, it is so quiet that more often than not you can't even hear it; 2) when you re-start the ignition on your car it properly resets itself and keeps providing power (unlike the 'big-black' units which are universally dumb and unpower themselves); 3) if your car's battery voltage drops (because it is cold...older battery...or you are not running the engine) this unit tends to keep working whereas most others sense the voltage drop and quit working.The only minor quirk with it is that the silver-tipped spring that you insert into the lighter socket is overly sprung and in some cars you need to occasionally re-push it into the lighter.An annoyance but not a deal breaker.Overall I cannot recommend this enough.The only other unit that comes close is the Xantrex 175 watt unit (#813-0291).It has all of the above qualities except that the airline portion of the adapter would not seperate correctly from the cigarette portion of its cord.This resulted in the unit's tip being slightly loose at the plastic seem of the cigarette portion of the adapter.

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COBRA CPI 150 BK MicroPORT Power Inverter (Black)Charges and powers mobile phones, iPods(R), PDAs, MP3 players, portable DVD players and portable video games; Replaces DC cord; Compact size is ideal for traveling3.25" x 3.25";300W max, 150W continuous ; 5V USB charge port; Dual-purpose power cable12V cigarette lighter plug and airline 12V connector; Includes carrying case; Black MicroPORT Power Inverter (Black)

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