I use the same Bestek 300 exclusively to power an AC heated mattress pad when I'm camping. The pad controls will not work with my larger modified sine wave system. To get peak power I cut off the 12 volt plug and attached terminal lugs, being very careful to not reverse the connections. The lead wire with the white stripe is the positive connection on mine. My Bestek 300 is on it's second camping season and works very well for me.
Great deal. I think I paid $35 for my square wave inverter I use in the car. Might be time to upgrade. I like you batter bank/charger/inverter setup in your basement.
I bought the Giandel PSW 300 watt inverter. It came with the 12v cigarette lighter plug hard wired as well. Even if I connect it straight to my fully charged battery bank I cannot get more than 180 watts out of it before it goes into fault mode.
@@Bassguitarist1985 You misunderstand. I cut off the cig plug and wired the leads straight to my battery bank. Cannot get advertised wattage from it no matter what I do. I call it false advertising.
@@troyyarbrough I agree. I don't think it was ever intended on being 300 watts continuous. 300 w peak yes but that's where the false advertising comes in. It's a cheap Chinese knockoff unit. The only inverters worth the damn that are built better and engineered are samlex inverters imo
Hi nice video, thank you. I want no buzzing sound, I'm using it for an audio application as well, which inverter do you recommend? I will pick one from Amazon. I would really appreciate your help
I have seen it reviewed with an oscilloscope, but the wave for under load was not a true pure sine wave, it distorts very badly, so I would not purchase one, but thanks for the video
It's great for low power applications but at best it can do 180 Watts continuous. It's when people start to push it at over 200 Watts and under 300 watts you see the waveform distort because the input step up circuitry is insufficient to sustain. Samlex, Go Power and Thor are all extremely well designed brands but they are also costly.
Do you know if there is a fuse in the 12 VDC socket itself? I see the tip appears to be threaded suggesting there could be a glass fuse in there. Thanks.
If the power switch is off then there should not be any parasitic draw. However if the switch is on and the inverter is running without any loads connected to it yes it would eventually drain your battery as there is an idle current on any inverter.
You must be wrong.. ps4 draw around 300watt max.. the slim version will draw around 165watt. which means around 25amp or 12amp over 12v connection.. i have no idea where you got 150amp... i can only guess you mixed watt with amps.. its on the edge of this inverter maximum power, anyway you might be able to use this inverter to run your ps4 slim on it.. hopefully it won't blow the 15amp fuse..
@@Bassguitarist1985 In the UK, I've always been told not to exceed 10 amps...120 Watts max. I'm not sure if this is the same elsewhere around the world but hey! There's one sure way to find out I guess.
@@PBPotter let me know how it performs I know that they have much more strict quality control and output quality. Even if there's a little bit of noise on there you can use a corecom filter to get rid of all of it
Hello, I am looking for a inverter for my laptop in my transit RV van conversion. I only need around 180 to 200 watts. I have a blue sea fuse box 50 amps and two battle born batteries with victron electronics. I ran a 12 volt outlet with 10 gauge wire if I run a 30 amp fuse can this inverter run my laptop?
I use the same Bestek 300 exclusively to power an AC heated mattress pad when I'm camping. The pad controls will not work with my larger modified sine wave system. To get peak power I cut off the 12 volt plug and attached terminal lugs, being very careful to not reverse the connections. The lead wire with the white stripe is the positive connection on mine. My Bestek 300 is on it's second camping season and works very well for me.
Very cool! Yeah it's very capable for its size!
There are 2 wires. How careful do you need to be to not mix them up? You're not defusing a bomb
Ignorance is bliss until you blow the internal fuses. @@veganpotterthevegan
@@veganpotterthevegan Ignorance is bliss until you blow the fuses.
Great deal. I think I paid $35 for my square wave inverter I use in the car. Might be time to upgrade. I like you batter bank/charger/inverter setup in your basement.
Oh yes. Lasts a long time if just running lights.
@@Bassguitarist1985 That's exactly what I want to do. Move one or two light circuits and that's it.
@@jcondon1 ill send you a video on it
Thank you for the information. If you would like for either of us to do a tear down on our page be more than happy to show off your product.
I bought the Giandel PSW 300 watt inverter. It came with the 12v cigarette lighter plug hard wired as well. Even if I connect it straight to my fully charged battery bank I cannot get more than 180 watts out of it before it goes into fault mode.
That's normal you cannot pull more than 180 watts from a cigarette lighter adapter. It likely can surge up to 300 watts for half a second.
@@Bassguitarist1985 You misunderstand. I cut off the cig plug and wired the leads straight to my battery bank. Cannot get advertised wattage from it no matter what I do. I call it false advertising.
@@troyyarbrough I agree. I don't think it was ever intended on being 300 watts continuous. 300 w peak yes but that's where the false advertising comes in. It's a cheap Chinese knockoff unit. The only inverters worth the damn that are built better and engineered are samlex inverters imo
@@Bassguitarist1985 I agree. You get what you pay for. lol By the way, I came to your channel because of James Condon's recommendation.
@@troyyarbrough awesome thank you! Yeah him and I have been collaborating often. And we dont live too far from each other. Thank you for watching!
Hi nice video, thank you. I want no buzzing sound, I'm using it for an audio application as well, which inverter do you recommend? I will pick one from Amazon. I would really appreciate your help
Samlex pure sine inverters are very well made but pricy
I have seen it reviewed with an oscilloscope, but the wave for under load was not a true pure sine wave, it distorts very badly, so I would not purchase one, but thanks for the video
It's great for low power applications but at best it can do 180 Watts continuous. It's when people start to push it at over 200 Watts and under 300 watts you see the waveform distort because the input step up circuitry is insufficient to sustain.
Samlex, Go Power and Thor are all extremely well designed brands but they are also costly.
Do you know if there is a fuse in the 12 VDC socket itself? I see the tip appears to be threaded suggesting there could be a glass fuse in there. Thanks.
No, the fuses (two 15A) are located on the circuit board inside the unit...soldered in. 🤬
Thank You@@Bassguitarist1985
@@johnhenry5197 My pleasure!
If it’s plugged into a cigarette lighter but nothing connected to it. Would it still kill your battery if the car is off?
If the power switch is off then there should not be any parasitic draw. However if the switch is on and the inverter is running without any loads connected to it yes it would eventually drain your battery as there is an idle current on any inverter.
@@Bassguitarist1985 appreciate the info!
@@Bassguitarist1985 if it won't be a burden may i ask you what is the idle draw on the battery while inverter is active?
@@enderiskender2977 Hey Ender, that I am not sure but I can certainly check I'll get back to you later today.
@@Bassguitarist1985 that would be great. Thank you.
Question, can I plug in a PS4 slim drawing 150amp and play games in the car?
You need a bigger inverter than this one for a PS4
@@Bassguitarist1985 Thank you
150A*12=1800W, that means you need a 2000W inverter
You must be wrong.. ps4 draw around 300watt max.. the slim version will draw around 165watt. which means around 25amp or 12amp over 12v connection.. i have no idea where you got 150amp... i can only guess you mixed watt with amps.. its on the edge of this inverter maximum power, anyway you might be able to use this inverter to run your ps4 slim on it.. hopefully it won't blow the 15amp fuse..
@@mosesavraham Oh yes, I mistakenly wrote Amp instead of Watt, my Bad, thanks for noticing the error😆
Modern cars are fused at 10 amps at the cig port.
Define modern. My 2017 car is fused at 15A
@@Bassguitarist1985 In the UK, I've always been told not to exceed 10 amps...120 Watts max. I'm not sure if this is the same elsewhere around the world but hey! There's one sure way to find out I guess.
Both of mine, including a 2024 Kia, are fused at 20A.
What inverter would you suggest for audio use?
Samlex ive had great luck with. Their models have to meet far higher FCC and NEC code standards.
@@Bassguitarist1985 Thank you for answering me. I went with the Samlex 300W. You've been a great help.
@@PBPotter let me know how it performs I know that they have much more strict quality control and output quality. Even if there's a little bit of noise on there you can use a corecom filter to get rid of all of it
Hello, I am looking for a inverter for my laptop in my transit RV van conversion.
I only need around 180 to 200 watts. I have a blue sea fuse box 50 amps and two battle born batteries with victron electronics. I ran a 12 volt outlet with 10 gauge wire if I run a 30 amp fuse can this inverter run my laptop?
@@RhinoDan yes that will be plenty on the fuse, battery bank etc. Laptop will run just fine.
Most cars are fused at 10 amps !!! This will easily blow the fuse of most common cars !!!
True. I've seen some 15 and 20A fused but never anything higher
Mine are fused at 20A
Is it real pure sine vave inverter
It is a pure sine yes
Bassguitarist1985
is the black & white wire the hot wire
thank you
Sorry I dont recall the wire color, but if you are inside you can follow the wire for the hot lead going to the smaller blade of the plug.
@@Bassguitarist1985 ok thank you for replying
@@serpentrae anytime!
Yes, the wire with the white stripe is the hot wire on mine. I removed the plug and use terminal lugs on mine.