Inverter

Submitted: Sunday, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:45

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lizard

Am setting up my off road Coromal van with 160 watts of solar - need an inverter to run t.v & satellite decoder ( cannot afford a pure sine wave - so opting for a modified sine wave) .... estimate 300 watt inverter ... but I think there may be a limit on t.v's that can run off modified sine wave inverters - does anyone know - other wise would have to pay extra for a 12 volt one I suppose . Will probably get a cheap generator to charge battery as a back up only .

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Reply By: Member - ramp - Sunday, Mar 07, 2004 at 14:15

Sunday, Mar 07, 2004 at 14:15

hi lizard,i have heard the same and a few other stories, went thru the internet one night and end up with conflicting stories about pure and modified sine wave inverters.anyway to cut a long story short i have a 500w inverter from super cheap auto (modified wave) special $170. have set it up with240volt/ 40watt fluro,samsung 51cm tv/video,xbox all going at once.no lines across screen, fluro started well,cannot fault a thing. cheers rob

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Follow Up By: Member - Brett H (QLD) - Sunday, Mar 07, 2004 at 20:30

Sunday, Mar 07, 2004 at 20:30

Satellite decoder??

I thought the appealling part of camping etc was to get away from those things .

I am not being critical, I just don't understand what the benefits of leaving home would be .

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