Silverline 263764 12V Inverter 700W (Single Socket)

I bought this on the strength of having owned its little 300W brother and been impressed with its throughput.I bought this 700W version to install as a backup inverter for my 1kW Renogy Pure Sinewave inverter in my van. I tried it out for a week or so and it’s excellent. Under small loads (<3.5A or so) it’s completely silent and when the fan does kick in it’s a gradual affair.Personally I wouldn’t use this as my main inverter as I have audio equipment in the van that requires Pure Sinewave power to run at its best, but for general use it would be ideal for someone to use - especially considering its price!Highly recommended.

This does what it says on the box and maybe a little bit more. It will run my 42" LCD T.V, Manhattan Freesat box, my 240V 12Amp pond pump and will give enough power to run a mains Black n Decker drill. It will run a DVD player but there is some noise from the player as I would need a Pure Sine Wave inverter to run that smoothly.I have it connected to 3 12V 90AH leisure batteries in parallel, which are connected to 3 80 watt solar panels via my Fuloon Solar charge controller (also from Amazon) which gives me enough power to run this lovely piece of kit...it comes with cables to connect it to the battery, which is handy, as cable costs a fortune from Maplins and Halfords (I buy from Amazon and Amazon prices often beat Ebay prices and you get greater peace of mind with Amazon).There are Cooling fans within the unit but yet have to hear them as this is outside in a water proof location. If you are using this as a permanent fixture set up similar to this, it will need to be Earthed and can be dangerous or even fatal if you don't.I have seen cheaper types on sale, some from the USA which you need to be careful to check the output, but you only get what you pay for and this is a reliable make and looks really good too.

I believe this inverter is a modified sine wave type rather than a pure sine wave. I wanted to use this inverter with a UPS to support my network equipment but the UPS doesn't like the output and tells me so audibly! I measured the AC voltage output and my meter showed 198 VAC which tallies with the reason why the UPS detects failed AC. The inverter works fine for various insensitive kit such as lamps and a freesat receiver - it is just a UPS is naturally sensitive to mains conditions.I will say that this inverter is a solid, well made product.

I bought the item in error as a wind powered generator kit included an inverter, but the kit item would not cope with a normal computer, so the Silverline one was substituted, and worked faultlessly.I am not happy with the term, "Modified Sinewave", it is really a modified square wave, slightly reshaped so that usually sensitive equipment will see the AC output voltage as a sine wave.It powered computers, televisions and of course lighting.Do not worry too much about the stated 12V input, mine is happy with 13.4-13.7 Volts which might easily be provided by a car engine, if the car option was needed for recharging the car's or another battery, from the car electrics, necessarily with the engine running as loading the inverter with 700W will want at least 70Amps, nearing the maximum output of some car electrical systems.A solar panel or a wind-generator output will typically provide between 13.4 and 13.7 Volts from the associated charge controller.The 700W Silverline Inverter is physically smaller than my 600W kit one, has a good maximum loading threshold, probably why it will cope with inductive loads like computer starting, or fluorescent lights. Good price, good delivery, I'm impressed.

This Silverline 2000w Inverter, especially if a heavy load is being utilised, works best with two batteries, using the convenient connections provided. An internal fan is automatically initiated, depending upon the load, keeping the unit at it's correct temperature. Overload and under-load sensors are also standard safety features. This Inverter is a very well designed product for the price, at around £150 per unit.

I suspect this unit is creating a rather filthy version of mains due to its price. Runs anything non-'electronic' e.g. toaster, hairdryer, kettle but would not run a 1kw microwave and has blown up an inline current-meter plug I had for years. The kettle and toaster buzz really loudly, so I suspect either a faulty inverter or it generates a very poor qaulity mains supply. Going to send it back as no good at all look for a better qaulity device. Strange that I see reviews of other people having no problem with their microwave. My microwave is 1kw, so plenty of headroom. Been told before many times - beware of cheap inverters ! I am only glad I didnt plug anything else sensitive in, or I would have a large pile of friend junk !!?! BTW, for info, I had to have 2 batteries in parrallel as recommended, and dont buy a 'leisure' battery as they cant supply the current, buy a pair of heavy duty ones. Also agree with another post, isolate these pair from the rest of the electrics with a 12V switch.