Inverter

[Mrcoolabah1au]

Im looking to buy a new inverter some thing that will run a mircwave or air con so many brands out there and and so many sale man that would lead you up the garden path

[T1 Terry]

This one on evilbay is a good buy, solid transformer stuff so it has the heart to power the big loads when needed http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140848919575 ... 1423.l2648 it also has a charger setting that is lithium friendly, something I hear you are interested in They are not tiny units though so you will need the room to mount it.

[dapope]

yep, they are heavy suckers, waiting to get the MH back to put it in

[John M]

This one on evilbay is a good buy, solid transformer stuff so it has the heart to power the big loads when needed http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/140848919575 ... 1423.l2648 it also has a charger setting that is lithium friendly, something I hear you are interested in They are not tiny units though so you will need the room to mount it.

I have one of these and am quite impressed, however be aware that they do not particularly like small generators, (after all it is a 9kva unit, as I was informed by the importer). Mine went on strike after a couple of months, however the seller sent me a complete replacement set of boards, no question asked, when I rang up the first thing he asked was whether I has connected it to a Genny, When I pulled it to pieces to replace the boards there appeared to be some water damage to some of the solder connections. I have mine fitted laying on its back, it might be better if possible to fit it in the vertical position if you have the room, (I don't).
The only down side that I can see is that the whole unit is controlled by the 12v circuit, so that if the 12v is out you have no 240 either I blew the main 12v fuse (200a) by switching the mains off with the unit in Power saver mode whilst under full load (it doesn't appear to like that)when that happens there is no 240v power.
I have found that it tends to hunt a bit on the power saver setting, if there is a small load it tends to turn itself on and off, if as now I use it to power the laptop and nothing else I turn the power saver off and use it in the straight inverter mode it uses a little more power (around 4a) but as my solar is inputting around 20a at the moment that is irrelevant.

[ucdailoi]

I found it simpler to get rid of the microwave.... Gave me extra shelf space, saved money on an inverter and now defrost my veggies by steaming them... Win Win all round.