12v Pure Sine Wave inverter

I won't ever buy an eBay one again after last time. First time I went to use it and it didn't work and the seller said it only has a 3 month warranty. Of course in his fine print he was right.

I bought a Projecta 600W jobby which seems good so far.
Like you, I was a tad sus about getting a no name brand from eBay.
Bought it from one of the reputable Aus mobs selling on eBay.

Bought one from Jaycar several years ago, had plenty of use with no issues, would not hesitate to buy another.

Has anyone used a Good Kit one?

They are advertising 12v pure sine wave inverters in the 4WD action magazine. I rang them up and they said they have a 2 year warranty so that has got my attention.

I bought a 600W pure sine wave unit from Derek at ABR ( here ). Reasonable price.....I like the features.....works fine...quick delivery. I use it for a 240V soldering iron and for charging a variety of small appliances that we take away with us. Packaging could have been better - had a broken small outer part on arrival, but that was soon sorted via the phone.

Greetings PM 75

Some good info has been provided in regards to your initial question, though there is some info missing to qualify your question.

Before I get side tracked TOO much... we run a 1000 w (2000 w surge) pure sine wave inverter. It was bought to satisfy (possibly) our power needs while on the road. We do have 12 v power supplies for the two laptops we carry. 12 v chargers also run the battery chargers for our digital camera equipment and phone chargers.
The inverter was bought off Ebay, through an Australian distributor and (we believe) complies with Australian regulations. It cost us around the $140.00 mark.
So why have an inverter that big??
Well.....
It will run my (non electronic) electric drill.
The soldering iron.
It will (we trust) run the computers, external hard drives and TV without issue.
It will also with a bit of protest, run our small toaster :-)
It should also be pointed out that there are three fairly heavy duty batteries to run this in the first place. These also run the lighting and water pumps in the camper.
As indicated in a previous post, we have two 1000CCA CAT batteries under the hood to provide vehicle starting power and to power up the 110ltr Waeco.

So from there, back to original question answers................

What do you need a bigger inverter for?
Quote .... "Time for a bigger inverter, 150W doesn't cut it....."
FWIW ...A bigger inverter is all well and good.... what battery back up do you have to run this? As this will be a major factor.

Will dedicated 12v power supplies be a better long term investment?

There WILL be numerous answers to this and pretty much everyone will have a slight variation on a theme.

We hope this helps a little.

Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.

I bought a 1000w inverter off Ebay for $70. Primarily to run a 750w electric toaster ($7.50 from Kmart) This was the only toaster I could find under 1000w and it happens to be probably the cheapest. Anyway works a treat, however you do need a reasonable battery bank. I run 2 105amp Century Marines. Jurys out on how long either will last, but I haven't outlayed a lot of money to keep the missus happy!

Just if anyone is interested, I received the 600W pure sine wave inverter from Good Kit the other day. Works as expected on the switch mode power supplies etc. for my laptop and LCD TV and yes it runs the wife's hair straightener :)

I think this is all I will need for the immediate future.

The more of this gear I have, the more it makes me want to go off the grid altogether. Wouldn't it be nice to just have 12 volt solar powered everything and not worry about the $1500 per quarter power bills?