Inverters - How to get 220/240 volts off grid. Do you need one? Size? Type?

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1000w continuous / 2000w peak Pure SIne Wave Inverter

300w continuous Pure Sine Wave Inverter

In this video we look at Inverters and how you can power 220 - 240v equipment when offgrid.

What size do you need and is Pure Sinewave better than Modified?

How effective are they and do they use loads of battery power?

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[GedandMichele]

Great explanation. Look forward to the next

[simonmiddleton]

Really comprehensive video! Thank you 👍😃

[joemorris]

Hi, thanks to you help put on thicker cables to to the inverter and working OK now, thanks.

[darylcheshire]

I’d say use a butane gas burner to heat water and meals. An electric jug or stovetop uses so much power from a battery that a cheap gas stove will eliminate this major user and you might get away with a smaller and cheaper inverter.

[BK-gcjm]

Here's my question I live in South Florida or power goes off a lot, I have a lot of APC/UPS is in my home.. I would like to buy a 200 amp battery and buy a Pure Sine inverter. I have a Ram diesel truck which holds 75 gallons of fuel, in bed aux tank. should I use the alternator with big jumper cables to charge the 200 amp batteries or should I hook an inverter to my truck and then plug a large battery charger into my truck inverter to charge the 200 amp battery. I'd like to buy two 200 amp lithium batteries to keep the batteries charged, at least put back in 50% back into the batteries in charging. I have three 2.3 amp refrigerators I would like to keep cold, I can rotate power to three 2.3amp frig to keep my draw down..I was thinking of getting 2x 200amp lithium batteries and a 2000 watt pure sine inverter for the batteries, and a 750 watt inverter for my truck and a 50 amp charger for the truck inverter to power to put some charge back into the system..any help would be appreciated.

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[spitNsawdust]

Many thanks for all your videos. I’ve done quite a while without an inverter, but now I need one, I’m just trying to do the math, is it fair to say, I need to add 20% to the watts stated on the device label to compensate for inefficiency of the Inverter? Roughly…then I can decide which Inverter I need. ✌️

[justinrowe]

I was thinking of running a air conditioning unit for the camper van only 60w for this video would it be ok to run it on a 300w inverter for a hour or two what battery would you recommend?

[OGLASI-fjwq]

Hello
After reading the comments about modified sinus etc., are these inverters even suitable for 220V fans of about 40-50W power. And air pumps for air beds, tyre compressors, laptops and such? Nothing crazy.
What lower load (>200W) wouldn't work on these things?
Tnx for the reply.

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4:46 Why? Why can't you charge the battery from the output mains? The inverter should be isolated DC to AC so it should work fine... it will ultimately flatten the battery but it will pretend to be working only backwards.

[MarkMc-]

Q - can I run an inverter off my car battery while the engine is running to prevent battery drain for devices like iPads and possibly a 800w kettle. ?
My inverter is a 1500w.

[royallovel]

Are snappy batteries alright?
For how long can they last on 130ah if I have to use 2000w device?

[kevinmorris]

Good morning could you tell me What size inverter I would need to run? A small microwave.
A Small refrigerator and 24 inch TV. I'm a truck driver

[Janisg]

All of these inverters have power consumption with 0 load attached. That might be the worst part in battery pawed system, you can drain your batteries without any load attached to the inverter.
That might be cause of inefficiency of small load lightbulb. For the efficiency test to be more accurate you should run a test with 50 or 80% of maximum rated power on all inverters. say 75W, 150W, 500W and 750W loads, and then see how efficient is each inverter.

[glaskie]

Okay stupid question but here it is im doing a van conversion i haven't a clue about any of this electric stuff. Im going to use a portable gas stove, i have a AGM leisure battery which is 12v 115Ah i have the spikt charge relay and few standard plug sockets do i habe to install a inverter now of can i just run the likes of a mobile charger, and tablet, maybe a small hairdryer too. Can these be run off the battery?
i do want to buy a small fridge maybe a mini fridge or cool box im not entirely sure yet which

[waseem]

10:12 Please answer me, do you advise me to buy the red inverter 300W, does it really give pure waves?
I want to use it for my gaming laptop 230W, and I don't want it to be damaged

[asquaddie]

Great way to explain this. What are your thoughts on including a Power station instead of an inverter eg Ecoflow Delta

[GodswillJohn-mn]

Can I charge my battery backup from the inverter with another charger?

[chrisbudden]

Can anybody tell me what i would need for a 12v to laptop charger please?

[TKILPATRICK]

Why bother with convertors, why not just get a plug-and-play solar generator, such as Ecoflow, by the time you buy two leisure batteries and converters and all the wiring, just get a solar generator, powered by leisure battery, solar panels, or 240 v main house power