the watts that I need is the same watts that the inverter will drain? for example if I need 3000w for apliances the same watts will drain from batery?
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Sorta. AC watts output and DC watts input are not quite the same thing. I would be thinking "amps" instead of "watts". First, this is a modified sine wave inverter. It will work on most appliances, but not all. 3,000 AC watts in appliances is within specs for this inverter. However, if you think one or two batteries connected to it will work...I wouldn't even try. To run that much power, you are going to need at a minimum of 4-6 batteries wired in parallel (12v) with very large battery cables (0-gauge or thicker). At 3,000 AC watts this inverter will likely draw over 250 amps from the batteries. A typical deep cycle marine battery will have 100-125 amp/hours. When you parallel, you add amp hours. Two batteries (200-250) or four batteries (400-500 amp hours). Running 3,000 watts AC out of this inverter is possible, if you have enough batteries, thick battery cables, and something to recharge them...cause you will drain them QUICK. Your battery cables must be rated to handle this much amperage. Download the Power Bright Owners Manual, call them, or do a Google search...be safe. Good luck.
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Hello Jaime, If you need 3000 W now that may be the watts to start the motors, once the motors are running the watts will be lower, So the max watts you need is the total watts that you need to start everything allthough they may not start all at once, but then you need the battery capacity to keep the units running so you need to work out while all motors running how many watts you drain and have enough battery power to supply X how long you run them for, which would be quite a lot. A solar back up for the batteries may help some.
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Yes, I have several of these inverters, One has 2 - 185 watt panels and on a sunny day it produces around 1.5 kw of electricity.
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I'm a little confused by your question. The page you posted a question on is for a sunforce 1000 W inverter, yet you seem to be asking about a Tiger Claw 1500W inverter. Your question went to owners of the sunforce 1000W inverter, of which mine performed excellent. I used it 12 hours a day for a year then 24 hours a day for another year. Even though it is rated for 1000W it would put out well over, running my vacuum at 1100W and even my air compressor at 1400W. It finally died on year 3.
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The battery bank is the power supply so have good deep cycle batterys a lot of amps are needed to run this inverter. The 1500 watts is close to 15 amps of current for as long as the batterys can supply the current. The inverter supplys peak amps to start things up but for a short time only. You must always know the watts/amps of the load you run with the inverter as not to over load it or a fuse will blow and it will over heat. Inverters or made mostly for short useage as they eat up a battery fast. The surge power is only on start up as fast as you cut it on or the load pulls current then it normal power after that. The battery bank is the power supply so have good deep cycle batterys a lot of amps are needed to run this inverter. The 1500 watts is close to 15 amps of current for as long as the batterys can supply the current. The inverter supplys peak amps to start things up but for a short time only. You must always know the watts/amps of the load you run with the inverter as not to over load it or a fuse will blow and it will over heat. Inverters or made mostly for short useage as they eat up a battery fast. The surge power is only on start up as fast as you cut it on or the load pulls current then... » Read More The battery bank is the power supply so have good deep cycle batterys a lot of amps are needed to run this inverter. The 1500 watts is close to 15 amps of current for as long as the batterys can supply the current. The inverter supplys peak amps to start things up but for a short time only. You must always know the watts/amps of the load you run with the inverter as not to over load it or a fuse will blow and it will over heat. Inverters or made mostly for short useage as they eat up a battery fast. The surge power is only on start up as fast as you cut it on or the load pulls current then it normal power after that. « Show Less
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According to the manufacturer, you should multiple the total watts by 1.5 in order to determine the output needed. If you purchase the 3000 watt version, you should be fine.
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It depends on how long you want to use the power inverter and how many watts per hour you are going to use and will you be charging the battery at the same time or just use a battery without charging .The formula is (amps x 120 v = watts X hour) amp draw should be listed on tag by the model number
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No, it is just a basic 1000W inverter. I think you are mistaking an inverter for a Universal Power Supply (UPS) that has a small battery in it to keep your electronics running for a short time in the case of a power outage.
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watts is just amps x volts so it depends on how many amps you are drawing from the battery
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The 600w fridge will consume 3000w-4000w when starting, exceed the maxim power of this inverter which is 2000w. We recommend use our 2000w (peak 4000w) pure sine wave inverter. You can find it about 2 weeks later.
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I'm not familiar with the inverter you mentioned, but check that it is capable of 1800 watts at 120vac. If it can't support this amount of currernt, you run the risk of either a "brown-out" situation from the point of view of the cooktop or the inverter might either shut down or be destroyed.
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Chris - sorry so long for reply, either would do, as this unit only uses like 5.4 amps I think.... I'm actually getting a 1000 watter for next time. Hope this helps friend.
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The cord on the one that I purchased is only about 3 ft. long so it would not reach into your car. A 300w inverter would take about 25 amps at full load and that would overload the wire a little. It would work but the wires may overheat. It would depend on the load. The 300 watt designation on the inverter is its capacity and if the load is less, then the draw on the battery would be less.
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It all depends on how your wires are getting the electricity from the battery bank. If you only have one battery, or one connection point to a string of batteries, you will not be able to pull the full 4000 watts the inverter is capable of doing (for a sub second). I have 8 batteries, and I connect to the inverter from 3 different points in the array of batteries, This is because each battery is only capable of producing so much power. But you need to be able to get all the batteries to put an even amount of juice to the inverter, or you will overload one or two of your batteries. If you never plan to pull more than a few hundred watts on the inverter, one cable will work fine, but if you want to draw the full 2000 watts, you will need multiple wires, in order to carry that many amps.
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The max power the inverter can handle is 1000 W. The receptacles are in parallel connected. So either receptacle can take max. 1000 W. U can have of instance a load of 50 W connected to one receptacle and on the other a load of 950 W, provide you are not exceeding the max. Hope this answers your question.
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Brigide, it depends on the power of your appliance. Theoretically it can not be used with more than 3000w. I would rather have some leeway (about 30% more wattage than needed for the appliance).
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I cannot speak to the inverter issue but if outputs 60hz 1120v current it should work fine. The power setting are extremely consistent if set on temperature they are within two to three degrees of the indicated temperature almost always on the high side(i.e. if set at 80 degrees F the actual temp with my unit will be 82 degrees. Overall it seems to be of high quality.