Friday, May 24, 2013 at 18:29
As Olcoolone said, a lot of stuff (depending on quality) is not even rated at what they say it is, and it is just not that simple either when you start talking power factor and VA vs Watts) - many discussions are posted about that subject.
What will happen depends on the quality of the inverter
1. it will shut down the inverter due to overload / start up demand
2. the inverter will get into "power down / power up" mode due to the device being plugged into it and will sit there going around in circles.
3. rarely I might expect it to sit there and start to go red in the face and smoke as most I would expect to have some form of overload protection built in.
The only way you will be guaranteed for it to work is go somewhat higher than your maximum requirement (as in buy some "fat factor"). When someone designs the ultimate product where you can get out more than you put in they will be a very rich person.
Ken
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