What is a Power Inverter and which inverter do I need? What does a power inverter do?

Maybe you've asked yourself one of the questions below and are here to find an answer, We'll answer all of these questions in this video:

What is a Power Inverter?
What are the uses of an Inverter?
What type of inverter do I need?
What are sine waves?
How to calculate wattage from amperage and volts?
Amps to watts conversion.
What size inverter do I need?
What can I power with an inverter?
Inverters for CPAP?
What is modified sine wave?
What is pure sine wave?
How does a sine wave work?
What are sine waves?
Inverters for multiple appliances.
What is Peak Surge (surge current, inrush current)?

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:19 What is a power inverter?
0:45 What can power inverters run and who are they good for?
1:30 What are the different type of inverters?
2:47 Which inverter do I need?
4:16 What is Peak Surge?

#inverter #offgrid #vanlife #solarpower

[WaganTech]

What do you use your power inverter for? Let us know!
0:19 What is a power inverter?
0:45 What can power inverters run and who are they good for?
1:30 What are the different type of inverters?
2:47 Which inverter do I need?
4:16 What is Peak Surge?

[raulmolina]

Hi Friendly Electrician here, it's important to note that when looking at chargers for devices such as laptops or in my case power tools, you should check the charger's AC input rather than it's DC output. While the charger may say 60w, it could require 120v and 1.5A AC as an input. Meaning it consumed 180w from the wall outlet or the inverter.

[Deepseablue]

I don’t think I’ve ever learned so much in a five minute video 🤣thank you so much for all your help! I’m headed to Best Buy to buy one right now

[dogbreathmints]

You broke down the information better than most. Thank you!

[nmssis]

the burden of the knowledge of Inverters has been lifted off....thank you for doing this!

[femispanish]

Perfect inverter crash course. Everything I need to know for Hurricane Prep.

[ryanmweber]

Man Justin is so smart and is incredibly hansom. I feel like I can trust whatever he tells me about power inverters. Thanks for the video.

[Flecha]

Man, that was an awesome video. Straight to the point. No mumbo jumbo, or annoying back ground music.

I have come out of the darkness... 🤗🤗🤗

Thanks!

[royreyes]

great help and thank you for sharing. this is the most important when it comes to understanding power.

[duckit]

You should be a teacher. This video is great. Thank you!!!

[williambob]

I was thinking of installing a hard wired inverter with the purpose of running an electric pressure washe and and a carpet shampooer. This video really helped me, thank y'all!

[talori]

Ok the Dive into the video got me hooked! 🤣 My uncle gave me one of these things and didn’t know what to do with it. I like to travel in my truck a lot. Thanks fir the information.👍🏽

[jlinb]

Thank you ! Such clear explanation even a beginner can understand.

[codyhawkins]

This was such a helpful video. I am still a little concerned about the peak surge of my power tools but now I at least have a basic knowledge of what's going on. Thank you so much!

[robertlord]

This was an absolute enlightening video in such a short time. Thank you.

[halldorherm]

Very well explained. Thanks. I've been planning to get a hardwired inverter so I can recharge my drone and camera and also use my laptop to edit while off the grid at random locations huddled in a tent. So far I've just been hearing some jargon from people I ask about this and have procrastinated.

[konsueloramirez]

thank you for sharing! i love to watch van life videos and i always wondered what do they mean by inverter

[InverterReview-qzeg]

Thanks for explaining most of the basic things about

[jchase]

Great explanation of what power inverters are. I wish you expanded to explain how they draw on vehicle batteries? Can it be connected to battery with vehicle not running? How much draw on vehicle battery? Do I need to start car once in awhile to keep battery charged? If so, how often. Does it greatly affect battery lifetime expectancy? Lots of questions, I know, regarding effect on battery. I would like you to use a typical 12v vehicle battery as an example. Thanks!

[BillyGeorgeWilliams]

when plugging in an inverter into the car battery, will it drain the battery and how much?