novopal 1500W 24V to 230V 240V Pure Sine Car Converter Power Inverter with LCD Display 2AC Outlets And USB Port-Remote Control

Easy installation, works well running the wife hairdryer. Very quiet when running, display very good . Robust construction. Powerful.

I've been working this inverter hard for four years, and it has been reliable, and versatile to power anything I needed up to its rated limit. The only downside is that the remote control button has become unreliable due to the number of times I have turned it off and on. Which is partly due to the fact that when the unit is turned on it consumes about 1.5 amps which is annoying. Otherwise ferry impressive and durable piece of kit, at a very reasonable price.

Excellent piece of equipment

Purchased this for a camping trip a couple of weeks ago.At first, we ran it from the car battery with the engine running which worked well, except we had to use a extension lead to get the power to where we wanted it. Purchased a leisure battery whilst away and able to leave switched on over night with air bed plugged in. Bliss waking up with a solid fully inflated airbed and didn't hardly drain the battery.But, be aware, these units are battery eaters and you do need some way to charge up your battery, like a solar panel or split charger in the car. It will happily boil a kettle of water but this does really zap the battery.For general light use where you need 240v, it's definitely worth getting. Ideal for charging tablets, phones etc or keeping your airbeds inflated overnight. Would I reccomnded this; yes, would I buy again; yes, would I reccomnded some charging means; definitely as off grid your get about 2 -3 full night's running then you will need to charge the battery. Not really suitable for running off a car battery unless car is running (but that can put a strain on your alternator). Ours is a large old LandRover so everything is fairly heavy duty, but I'd imagine if you run it from a car battery on a small vehicle, it would kill your battery or alternator in no time. Leisure battery is a must really.The LCD display is brilliant at showing you the battery status and what it has left in it.It does spark when you first connect it to the battery which made me jump first time (even turned off).I also mounted it in a plastic box with removable lid to keep moisture away and cut a square hole in the front to allow plugs to be put through and drilled two holes in the rear for the power leads to the battery. I used some 2x2 wood as battoning inside secured with screws through the box then secured the inverter to that giving it plenty of air flow all around above, sides and below as they can get hot.All in all, we were happy with our unit and hope it lasts many more camping trips.

I'm running my garage off 3 solar panels. The biggest problem this inverter overcomes is providing a low standby current draw and the capability of starting a freezer. Some say 5 times running power is needed. This inverter does it with the lights on then settles at a mere 60W! The radio frequency noise emitted by this is undetectable. Nice one! It will run a 1250W convector heater as a test but seriously, who would do that off battery power? It will run a hair dryer on half power for more than 20 minutes. Surely everyone does that!? 800W with the lights on. Tick over current is 0.5A at 24V. A lot less than the 1.8A for the 3000W version...