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**provigil** · 09-03-2012, 07:47 PM

gunny,
about that DC -->AC inverter, depends upon what your use is. DC inversion produces heat considerably higher than the human hand can touch, approx 118F. So, there is placement and heat removal considerations to take into account.

Anything I've ever seen rated over 90w has a miniature fan in it, at least that I've handled over the years. If so, logic dictates some of the power ratings are overstated simply because the internal fan siphons off wattage. Continuous is another way of saying hot hot hot.

Is the Tripp-lite a true sine wave inverter? If so, you have something that will keep your electronics humming instead of shortening their individual lives.

That's about it in my understanding of these things experientially. I wish I knew more. I'll be interested in the other responses you surely will get.

beefsteak

09-03-2012, 07:47 PM	#3
provigil Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 493 Senior Member	gunny, about that DC -->AC inverter, depends upon what your use is. DC inversion produces heat considerably higher than the human hand can touch, approx 118F. So, there is placement and heat removal considerations to take into account. Anything I've ever seen rated over 90w has a miniature fan in it, at least that I've handled over the years. If so, logic dictates some of the power ratings are overstated simply because the internal fan siphons off wattage. Continuous is another way of saying hot hot hot. Is the Tripp-lite a true sine wave inverter? If so, you have something that will keep your electronics humming instead of shortening their individual lives. That's about it in my understanding of these things experientially. I wish I knew more. I'll be interested in the other responses you surely will get. beefsteak
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