ibexman Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Any recomendations , what do you run off yours looking for permanent install hard wired to battery pics please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 mines a 350 watt, fitted in the rear left corner above the small window, connected to the battery & another cable connected from inside the inverter to a 240v 2 way sockewt on the front passenger heelboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 What do you want to run with it - are we talking charging your laptop or running a microwave oven here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 heres mine hard-wired into the rear of the disco.. 300w version from maplins, about £30... does the job charging things, powering small items, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatBuoy Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 http://www.toolstation.com/index.html?code=54219 I use a toolstation one daily in my works vehicle. Great company to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 You need to decide what you want to run, inverters are available from 100w to ~3kw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibexman Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 The missis would like to dry her hair when camping???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Eeek, you're into big territory then - best bet is to read the wattage off the hairdryer and add ~50% as things take a kick to get started. At that end of things you're almost better off buying a generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101nut Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Eeek, you're into big territory then - best bet is to read the wattage off the hairdryer and add ~50% as things take a kick to get started. At that end of things you're almost better off buying a generator. ... or hold the missus by the ankles and swing her around your head until dry ... AndyG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 or get a 12v (or possibly 240v travel style) hairdryer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Eeek, you're into big territory then - best bet is to read the wattage off the hairdryer and add ~50% as things take a kick to get started. At that end of things you're almost better off buying a generator. Agreed. I bought a small "suitcase style" generator - Kippor - a copy of the Honda type which is about the size of a small briefcase. It is really quiet and excellent for camping. About £140. Having bought this it is amazing how useful it is to have 240v away from the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibexman Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 Agreed.I bought a small "suitcase style" generator - Kippor - a copy of the Honda type which is about the size of a small briefcase. It is really quiet and excellent for camping. About £140. Having bought this it is amazing how useful it is to have 240v away from the house! that was cheap where from???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 that was cheap where from???? I also use one of the Kipor Genny's at shows & stuff. Bought from a company on eBay. Bear in mind that the red ones, although cheaper, will not run many types of motor as they do not produce a sine wave output. The Yellow ones (like wot I got) produce a good quality sine wave and will run everything. Mine is 3kva and cost about £450 - and is one of the best silenced generators I've seen of that kind of capacity. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jericho Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 best bet is to read the wattage off the hairdryer and add ~50% as things take a kick to get started. Worth noting that inverters are nearly always rated for continuous output,and will gerenally handle double their rated continuous output for short period peak output - e.g.starting motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPR Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Bear in mind that the red ones, although cheaper, will not run many types of motor as they do not produce a sine wave output. The Yellow ones (like wot I got) produce a good quality sine wave and will run everything. This also an important consideration in an inverter. The cheaper ones are not full sine wave which makes them dangerous at best for things like laptop batteries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 The cheaper ones are not full sine wave which makes them dangerous at best for things like laptop batteries... Non sine wave ones also won't run things like variable speed drills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Aldi are having a special on small invertors on Sunday, selling a 300W inverter for £24.99 From Thursday the 20th they have a 2800W genny for sale at £169.99 They have a variety of other potentially useful stuff coming up, see the "Special buys" at the bottom of the page Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saley Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 same as he put Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 that was cheap where from???? this company sell generators on ebay ebay This is the manufacturers site, this being the cheaper red type. The likes of B&Q sell 2 stroke generators with much higher outputs for less but they are much much noisier. kipor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I tried to purchase from the company in the post above. Won the auction and called him to arrange collection. He informed me that they had sold all their gennys, even though he still had some on fleabay with time to run. Promised that he'd call when new stock came in but wouldn't be for 10-14 days. Still waiting 4 mths down the line. Just as well I sorted out my problem elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I have a durite 1500W/2000W peak one fitted in my defender, will run anything and it was free when it fell out of a works van that was being scrapped by my brother in law mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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