I saw Amazon has another version with 5 Watt (1A) and it costs about $13 (cheaper). Does the 5W version works as well? What is the trade-off?
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it all depends on your device and what it needs to charge. If you don't have anything that requires 2.1A and is fine with 1A, then you are fine with the 1A
1722106
The 5W model will take much longer to charge an iPhone or iPad, which need 10W chargers.
1722107
The dual 10w output will better charge some smart phones and fast charge tablets. The 5w output will charge tablets slower, and some phones may be slower too. I have two of these, they work well, it's worth the extra money if you want faster charging for all devices.
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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.
1539565
To be honest you will not lose many features at all and the 325 watt has easily gone through the toughest of bread doughs. Below is a link to the comparison chart if that helps you decide. It really comes down to if you think the extra $100+ dollars is worth it.http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node;=2673141011
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The bulbs vary in price according the the wattage. I believe the cheaper one ($16 to $18) is a 6 watt bulb. I bought the 8.1 watt version for more light. The ads are a little vague on the equivalent incandescent wattage, but I saw one of the 6 watt bulb ads claiming a 60 watt equivalence. I'm assuming the 8 watt (or 8.1) is supposed to be a 75 watt equivalence, but it looks a bit dim to me. It does, however, perform exactly as advertised, so I'm happy I bought it. I believe that ChiChin also advertises a 4 watt version, but I'd guess that it would be VERY dim (40 watt equivalence?). Hope this helps... The bulbs vary in price according the the wattage. I believe the cheaper one ($16 to $18) is a 6 watt bulb. I bought the 8.1 watt version for more light. The ads are a little vague on the equivalent incandescent wattage, but I saw one of the 6 watt bulb ads claiming a 60 watt equivalence. I'm assuming the 8 watt (or 8.1) is supposed to be a 75 watt equivalence, but it looks a bit dim to me. It does, however, perform exactly as advertised, so I'm happy I bought it. I believe that ChiChin also advertises a 4 watt version, but I'd guess that it would be VERY dim (40 watt equivalence?). Hope... » Read More The bulbs vary in price according the the wattage. I believe the cheaper one ($16 to $18) is a 6 watt bulb. I bought the 8.1 watt version for more light. The ads are a little vague on the equivalent incandescent wattage, but I saw one of the 6 watt bulb ads claiming a 60 watt equivalence. I'm assuming the 8 watt (or 8.1) is supposed to be a 75 watt equivalence, but it looks a bit dim to me. It does, however, perform exactly as advertised, so I'm happy I bought it. I believe that ChiChin also advertises a 4 watt version, but I'd guess that it would be VERY dim (40 watt equivalence?). Hope this helps... « Show Less
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Thanks everyone for their responses, all very helpful! I'll definitely get more than 1500W. I'll only use it to make a cup or two at a time, so won't be for any extended periods. Thanks again!
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Wow, did I call it junk? I mean, it's not the worlds greatest inverter, and if only used a few minutes at a time for small loads, it would be ok. But going bigger means you are going to run some serious equipment, and most likely expensive stuff too. Xantrex has recently come out with a line of inexpensive sinewave inverters to compete with what china is producing in their sunforce line. These are in the $289-300 price range. Personally I'd take the Xantrex first over the sunforce because it WILL deliver 1000W, while the sunforce shuts down just below 1000W and does not have any surge capacity like the xantrex does. I reviewed 3 inverters, 2 xantrex (the grey one is the one i'm thinking of), a yellow one, and one sunforce inverter (black) - all specified to be 1000W. The GREY xantrex offers the most bang for the buck and is not overrated like the sunforce is. The yellow xantrex has a nice powerdown mode called power save that minimizes the inefficiencies of having an inverter - it turns on every couple seconds, looks for any load, then goes to sleep for 2 seconds. As a result the neon lights on power strips blink because they are below the threshold to put it in run mode, but as soon as you really need power it enters run mode. Just beware that these larger inverters come at a price - idle current - the DC power wasted when no AC power is needed. Yellow (expensive) xantrex has the lowest idle with power save, but you can also just turn off the grey unit when you don't need power. The sunforce has a cute keyfob on/off controller - its range is limited but it does work. It's just not able to do 1000W and nowhere near the surge rating on the inverter. I kept that model anyways for the remote control feature. My personal experience says go with the $289 grey xantrex I reviewed. It's got clean power and just don't run it 24x7 (don't run ANY inverter 24x7 - 1.5 A x 24 = 36 AH, which is almost the daily production of the 60W panels! If you leave the inverter running you won't have any room for running devices.)
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I think so. I got rid of the 1000w and got a 2000w. It has a remote and it great for the price!
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I own a 2000 watt I found for 70.00 on amazon, but you can run from about 1500 and up, 2000 for a slightly harder kick
375270
I see the same exact model number on Walmart and i've even asked there about the bulb wattage and everyone there is saying it comes with a 25w bulb.. so for whatever reason they ship the ones to Amazon with only 15w bulbs.. i'd go with the 25w at least... I didn't buy them here for that reason alone.. I couldn't confirm or figure out why they only ship with 15w bulbs here.
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Yeah but it sounds more like a 50w not 3000w... And it's very unreliable. Mine blew 5 min to into using it not a a gig! Get a crown, worth every penny
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You need their fancier MRF2-6MLV-WH (600 Watts) $65 (decent price) "http://www.amazon.com/Lutron-MRF2-6MLV-WH-Single-Preset-Incand/dp/B002SXL2D6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1440647556&sr;=8-1&keywords;=MRF2-6MLV-WH" or MRF2-10D-120-WH (1000 Watts) $87 (overpriced) "http://www.amazon.com/Lutron-MRF2-10D-120-WH-Maestro-Wireless-Multi-Location/dp/B002SXKTEO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1440647695&sr;=8-1&keywords;=mrf2-10d-120-wh&q;uot;. If you need a lot buy them from Mr. Supply for cheaper total price.
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the recommendation is to have a much stronger converter from the device you 're using. Other people say you need twice as strong. You should probably look into spending a little more and get a 2500 or 3000 watts.
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In theory only 13W, in reality you'll want more than that - probably safe with 50W (one I got was 200W).
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Go for the 90 watt version. The 60 watt version gets a little warmer than I would like an adaptor to get.
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I will agree with you, the rating seems low. I have them operating on 70 volt lines and am running it to 25 watts without any trouble. I'm sure it can go more. Remember, that 50 watts could be 5 amps...+_ depending on output voltage and load impedance
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I purchased the "Dual LU43PB" indoor/outdoor speakers to go with this amp. They work well and relatively inexpensive. They are currently available at Amazon for the price of $38.85. The 40 watts is ample to fill the room with audio without breaking the windows. Hope this info is some help. Les----
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My read of the customer reviews supports the notion that the 255W is a terrific unit. Thanks for your reply.