Hi Everyone, I am going to be buying a 12VDC to 120 VAC clean sine wave inverter soon, but could really use some advice about what brands are the best.
Someone in our house is on an oxygen generating machine that make oxygen from air and runs on 120 AC, and the name plate on it says 310 Watts maximum input. This machine must run 24/7 non stop. We have a backup bottle of oxygen that should last about 4 hours if needed, and I have a 2200 Watt Generac inverter generator and 10 gallons of fresh gasoline treated with Sta-Bil that in case we have a long power outage and I am home.
But I am not always home, and when I am not some other adults are taking turns being here. If there were a long power failure I would be nice to have a 12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC inverter as an additional means of powering the oxygen generating machine that they could connect to there car battery (not the 12 Volt power connection inside of a vehicle as that is limited to 15 amps or less, and run a long 14 or 12 gauge extension cord from the inverter.
I figure the minimum inverter size to get would be 500 Watts but will probably get a 1000 Watt one for some extra heat sink ability if used on a very hot day, and also the oxygen generator has an air pump that is powered by an electric motor, so there is the start up inrush current to keep in mind.
To play it safe I will be getting something with a very clean sine wave output. And also it is likely that more expensive clean sine wave inverters would be of higher quality and more reliable.
So, what brands of inverters are have a clean sine wave output and are the most reliable?
Thanks in advance.
Someone in our house is on an oxygen generating machine that make oxygen from air and runs on 120 AC, and the name plate on it says 310 Watts maximum input. This machine must run 24/7 non stop. We have a backup bottle of oxygen that should last about 4 hours if needed, and I have a 2200 Watt Generac inverter generator and 10 gallons of fresh gasoline treated with Sta-Bil that in case we have a long power outage and I am home.
But I am not always home, and when I am not some other adults are taking turns being here. If there were a long power failure I would be nice to have a 12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC inverter as an additional means of powering the oxygen generating machine that they could connect to there car battery (not the 12 Volt power connection inside of a vehicle as that is limited to 15 amps or less, and run a long 14 or 12 gauge extension cord from the inverter.
I figure the minimum inverter size to get would be 500 Watts but will probably get a 1000 Watt one for some extra heat sink ability if used on a very hot day, and also the oxygen generator has an air pump that is powered by an electric motor, so there is the start up inrush current to keep in mind.
To play it safe I will be getting something with a very clean sine wave output. And also it is likely that more expensive clean sine wave inverters would be of higher quality and more reliable.
So, what brands of inverters are have a clean sine wave output and are the most reliable?
Thanks in advance.