Calgary Jeep Association

4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: cablesmurf on March 20, 2008, 10:09:58 AM

Title: Really good deal!
Post by: cablesmurf on March 20, 2008, 10:09:58 AM

Just thought I would pass this deal along to everyone. I run a 1500 watt paower inverter in my work van and it powers my chargers and my microwave....

This is not the same brand as mine, but it is also $250 less than what I paid.

I have ordered from costco.ca before and was very pleased with the quick service.

http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10306969&whse=BCCA&Ne=4000000&eCat=BCCA|20483|20738&N=4009738&Mo=36&pos=2&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BCCA&cat=20738&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-CA&Sp=C&ec=BCCA-EC4031-Cat20483&topnav= (http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10306969&whse=BCCA&Ne=4000000&eCat=BCCA|20483|20738&N=4009738&Mo=36&pos=2&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BCCA&cat=20738&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-CA&Sp=C&ec=BCCA-EC4031-Cat20483&topnav=)

Title: Re: Really good deal!
Post by: BlackYJ on March 20, 2008, 10:23:52 AM

I have been thinking about getting an inverter for my Jeep, you know to run the PS3 and Wii and plasma tv while camping  ;D.  Honestly though how weather resistant are these units?  I have a 2 gallon compressor I want to use as onboard air.  I probably would not need same that big though to run that though.

Title: Re: Really good deal!
Post by: cablesmurf on March 20, 2008, 10:55:54 AM

I don't think they are very "weather reisitant", but I have run my Porter cable pancake compressor off my inverter with no problems.

Title: Re: Really good deal!
Post by: barmanjay on March 20, 2008, 06:16:01 PM

Damn good deal

I paid about $350 for mine a couple years ago, they work awesome when camping,.. make note to run your car otherwise the battery will run dry,.. and if possible get a solar panel for trickle charge if you do kill your batt (takes a full day to charge a dead batt)


Awesome Deal!!

Title: Re: Really good deal!
Post by: RACKMAN on March 22, 2008, 09:28:40 AM

Quote from: barmanjay on March 20, 2008, 06:16:01 PM

Damn good deal

I paid about $350 for mine a couple years ago, they work awesome when camping,.. make note to run your car otherwise the battery will run dry,.. and if possible get a solar panel for trickle charge if you do kill your batt (takes a full day to charge a dead batt)


Awesome Deal!!

Don't they normally have low voltage shutdown features and low voltage alarms?

RACKMAN

Title: Re: Really good deal!
Post by: cablesmurf on March 22, 2008, 09:45:01 AM

Mine does have an alarm, but I've left it powered on at night when I got home from work a few times and the batt was dead in the morning (usually winter only). If you can't hear the alarm from inside the house, it's not much good. :) Low voltage shutdown would be nice. It's a crappy feeling walking out to my van in the morning when I'm running behinde and hear a slight beeping coming from inside my van. :(

Just checked and it looks like the one from costco has:

Overload and over-temperature shutdown
Over?voltage protection (15 V DC)
Low voltage alarm (11 V DC)
Low voltage cut-out (10.5 V DC)