12V to 120V Power Inverters

[BlueLineEnt]

I have a customer who is looking for some heavy duty inverters installed on his service trucks for operating drills and such. I have used a few different brands of inverters in the past, but I wanted to see what people were using for real heavy duty inverters. I would need something that could handle 1800 watts minimum. Looking for peoples experience and opinions.


Matt

 

[WireKing]

Ive always gone with Tripp Lite.


They make really good inverters and stand by them.


Never had a problem.

 

[jluisi86]

Tripp Lite here too, great product!

 

[Bikinjohn]

I have an Aims 2500w and it works well. I've also dealt with their customer service when I had some technical questions and they responded promptly.

 

[Cam]

We use both Tripp Lite and Dimensions. Both work well but you do pay for that. The kind we have on our trucks cost almost a $1000.00

 

[BlueLineEnt]

John,


On your 2500W, are you running a bank of batteries to support it, or are you going straight off the engine/system battery? Alot of the larger ones I've looked at suggest that their inputs are 150-200A, and show their wiring suggestions connected to a battery bank.

 

[wirthnm]

i use vanners. they are a little price but work great and hold up to a lot of use

 

[Bikinjohn]

John,

On your 2500W, are you running a bank of batteries to support it, or are you going straight off the engine/system battery? Alot of the larger ones I've looked at suggest that their inputs are 150-200A, and show their wiring suggestions connected to a battery bank.

No, I only have a dual battery set up in my truck. Untill I upgrade the alternator it won't run at it's full capacity. But I've run a coffee maker and hair dryer before. In a pinch I can always hook up another vehicle with some jumper cables if I need more juice, but I would like to get a bigger alternator. And yes, I have 1ga wiring w/ a 200a fuse.

 

[emtspruitt]

We have used Tripp Lite and Pro Sine in our ambulances and both have worked fine never had a minutes trouble out of either