Wagan 2482 2000-Watt Continuous Power Inverter

This was my second one. The first one I bought 5 years ago in San Pedro Sula Honduras and used it almost daily because the electric is horrible in Honduras so it ran my computer back up system. Here the electric goes up and down so much in incredible low and even more incredible spikes, that it is no uncommon to lose a lot of electrical appliances here every year. This new one is performing well and I have no complaints. It seems to be high quality. Would recommend highly.

Couldn't handle that wattage it was rated for. Cheap Chinese made crap.

This has no trouble powering my 12 amp orbital Sawzall or my 11 amp circular saw under load. It can even power an old wringer washer full of water. It can also power my 10 amp electric chainsaw, though the inverter's protection shuts it off if I force the saw too much. This implies that the chainsaw can draw far more than 10 amps or even 12 if stressed. Something to remember about power tool ratings. What you would think is a safe margin might not be, even though this inverter is supposed to be able to put out 3600 watts surge.

It's a cheap 700W inverter, but definitely works well enough. I haven't measured the true power output, but it cranks out 300W all day with no problems. The waveform generator isn't the best in world (to be expected at this price point) so some of my AC-DC inverters (for example, my laptop's) emit a bit of a hum, but the waveform is sinusoidal enough to run them without problem and I don't have any worries about damaging them. It has an low-battery shutoff, an over-volatage detector, and its own fuses so it should be able to protect itself, your electronics, and your vehicle's battery without problem. My only real gripe is that even at this price point, the provided cables should be twice as long. However, longer ones are available for not much coin. Just as a note for people in the market for inverters, any inverter over 200W needs to be directly connected to the battery, regardless of what the manufacturer claims. This inverter will NOT plug into your lighter or accessory socket and nor should you try it, unless you like blowing fuses.

I wasn't paying attention when I bought this unit (700 watt) and assumed it had a cig adapter that I could simply plug in. It doesn't (and yes, I see from the description that it never said that it did). That said, it's super-easy to clamp on to the car battery and it worked really well. I did not hard-wire it in to use while the vehicle was moving-- just while stopped. Takeaway- good unit, but don't buy if you need the cig adapter.

it works fine so far,had it for few days,the only problem is that once units on,fan comes on too,and dosent turn off unless inverters turned off.other then that fan goes on & on,dont like that.I had another brand which fan didnt go off til inverter started working. updating profile after few months using it on & off the unit dosent work anymore,it only charge my cell or computer,it turns off after 2 minutes when i turn my small refrigerator on,since i have throw this one & got me a 1000 watt vector or black & decker which i had before,its a soft start and its half of the power which wagon had,it works great so far im happy & also it cost 1/3 less then the wagon,never recommend wagon to anyone.

i have utilized these units from 400 watt to 700 watt. i designed them into power supplies for a power unit for astro imaging for telescopes, computers and other equipment used in imaging i have looked at other makes but they do not have the quality and the fact that there size makes them easy to fit into my power units

Love it Ive uses this a few times to power a 800 watt amp for parades and tailgating. I haven't used it for more than a couple hours at a time and only a few times a year so I don';t know how it would hold up under heavy use all the time but it seems just as good as the expensive ones!