Dick Smith Electronics invertas
Submitted: Monday, Feb 05, 2007 at 22:37
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greggu
hi
any first hand good or bad reports re the use, reliability and the safety of the DSE 300 watt invertas for use in a portable mode in the camper trailer mainly to run a box fan - runs at 50 watt but obviously needs about 250 watt to start - also a lap top and maybe a small tv very occassionally as prefer not to have tv when out and away ( the 500 watt no longer seems to be available at the DSE stores i checked ) which do seem to be set at a very good price as mentioned in a previous
forum reply
thanks for any further feed back
see you greg
Reply By: equinox - Monday, Feb 05, 2007 at 22:55
Monday, Feb 05, 2007 at 22:55
In 2003 I bought a DSE inverter, cannot remember whether it was a 150w or 300w.
Took it out into the field, it did not work out of the box. My mistake I should have checked it before I left.
DSE gave me a full refund, not without some reticence, upon my return to
Perth.
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Reply By: MickO13 - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 07:23
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 07:23
Bought the 300 watt pure sine wave unit 12 months ago. Dragged it all around Oz. Worked
well. Used it on a big dell laptop and to charge sat phone, portable uhf etc. Goes
well. Best thing for the computer is the Kerio adapter from DSE also. Saves the step up and step down of the electricity. Didn't use it for a tele tho. Cheers. Mick.
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Reply By: flappa - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 09:10
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 09:10
Is it actually a DSE branded Invertor or one bought from DSE , eh Digitor ?
Anyway , I have had a Digitor Invertor for about 4 years now with no real dramas with it. I would buy again.
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Reply By: Flash - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:53
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:53
"Powertech" pure sine wave(Jaycar electronics sell 'em) are better- Have compared the two and powertech has lower idle current and in my opinion better specs.
I bought one of each and after a comparison, took the DSE one back.
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Follow Up By: fnq triton - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 19:43
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 19:43
i have one of these and it still works after having water flow through it. i think they're excellent
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Follow Up By: Member- Rox (WA) - Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007 at 10:56
Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007 at 10:56
I agree my 2 DSE ones failed (see below) I now have this one.
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Reply By: mike w (WA) - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 11:26
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 11:26
I have had one of the digitor (from DSE) 150w invertors for a couple of years now, and have had no dramas running a laptop in the car, charging camera, phones etc. Has lived under the
seat, getting nocked around etc. When I ve pulled it out and plugged it in, it has worked everytime. I also like the low voltage cut out that it has.
For the price, good value, although next time I think I would get the 300w
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Reply By: Steve63 - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 12:35
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 12:35
Hi Greg,
I have had a 300 W pure sine wave inverter badged with DSE for a year or so. It operates fine. Do not mount it upside down though as it tends to pull the screws out of the chassis.
Steve
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Reply By: avro - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 16:22
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 16:22
Be aware that you really should have an inverter that has the 12 volt wiring insulated from the 240 volt wiring. To save a few dollars most
inverters have the 12 volt coil as one end of the 240 volt coil, ie they are attached to each other. Under some circumstances you can end up with 240 volts on one of the battery terminals...NOT GOOD and potentially deadly. To my knowledge the DSE ones ARE of this type..look carefully at the specs to make sure. If it does not say that its insulated it almost certainly is not. To my knowledge the JAYCAR ones are all insulated, at least the ones that they sell now.
In my view the only good use for a non insulated one is to weigh down the rubbish bin. They are not a problem until you get a fault in them, but I am not going to risk it!! Understand they are banned by OH&S as
well.
Regards avro
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Reply By: Member - David A (QLD) - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 18:33
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 18:33
Have recently bought a DSE 150W inverter. Seems to work OK.
Check the fine print though .. box says 150W, actual inverter is 150W for 10mins, 120 (I think) continuous. Enough for my meagre needs though.
Cheers
David
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 22:19
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 22:19
I have had a Dick Smith pure sine wave inverter for three years under the
seat of the Patrol, bounced around and still works perfectly, from memory it was $299 about 3 years ago.
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Reply By: bgreeni - Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 22:22
Tuesday, Feb 06, 2007 at 22:22
I bought a DSE Inverter about 7 years ago. Have used it regularly all round OZ and Europe as
well. Have run a number of laptops, various chargers (mobile phone, batteries, video camera etc) and a fluoro light. never had any problems and it is still going strong
Bruce
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Reply By: Member- Rox (WA) - Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007 at 10:54
Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007 at 10:54
I had 2 Fail so I took them back under warranty.
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