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Brand | Cobra |
Item model number | CPI 2575 |
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Product Id | 612358 |
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User Reviews and Ratings | 3 (1 ratings) 3 out of 5 stars |
UPC | 000283773127 |
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Cobra 2500-5000W 12V DC to 120V AC Car Power Inverter, 3 Outlets + USB | CPI2575
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Purchased during Hurricane Sandy. Was delivered a a few days later, where eventually I hard wired it to my truck, and left it idling and locked. This unit was able to power the fridge, boiler, circulation pumps, tv, dvd, surround, and lots of lights in the house by back feeding into the house once the main circuit was off. Loved that it worked so well. Kept the wattage under 1KW, and it worked really well. nice.
I bought a new deep cycle battery to go with it. The battery wasn't fully charged, but I was anxious to try it. We had purchased a 3.5 cubic foot freezer for long trips, till we get to a camp ground. It started the freezer like there was nothing to it, and ran it for 22 hours straight. The freezer was not pre-cooled either. If it continues like that, I will be completely satisfied.
I've owned several cobra products in the past and they have always been excellent. This was recommended by a friend, so I decided to try a cobra power inverter. So far it has been excellent!
I bought this unit to replace a large transformer design UPS in a custom built cargo trailer of my own design. I have a microwave, a 55 inch computer screen, an electric refrigerator, electric cooktop, and 110 volt lighting, 1000 watts of solar panels ,and 8 AGM batteries. So far it has totally exceeded my expectations. The built in wattmeter is handy, though, for some reason it only displays when the load is above about 400 watts. The pleasant surprise is the efficiency is unbelievable, the no-load draw is almost nothing, this was a huge problem with the other unit. Be sure to wire it with at least (2) two. #4 gauge wires if you want anywhere close to the max power, disregard the little voice in your head that says you can run an a/c unit off it with a single 8 gauge wire. It will run an a/c it runs my 12,500 rooftop unit just fine but you have to have a massive battery bank, and a massive solar panel bank, in addition to large feed wires.. The wave form is strange as evidenced by my vintage clocks all running fast, but I knew about that....more important it has never failed to run any appliance, computer, power tool etc.
I bought this to install in my new camper. After reading many, many reviews I ordered one. Shipping was a few days quicker than advertised. I also bought the remote switch and two of the installation cable kits (required if you are going to use this inverter for the maximum rated wattage.) I mounted it in the front storage area of my camper and ran 3 hard wired outlets into the camper (2 in the bedroom and 1 in the living area). I run two group 24 batteries in my camper. I am able to power two 40" LED tvs, a satellite receiver, IPhone charger a shop vac and a 500 watt halogen lamp all at the same time. The led display showed 1200 watts being used. I might be able to run more, but why? I bought this to power a comfort items while camping and I am very impressed with its abilities. I highly doubt the 2500 watt/5000 watt surge capabilities but I knew that when I researched it and purchased it. If you are needing something to power your light to medium duty items while camping or driving, this inverter provides excellent value and a quality product. If you are looking for the cheapest inverter money can buy, this is not the inverter for you. It is very well made and has enough power for most jobs. The LED battery voltage and wattage display are very nice features to help track your battery life and rate of discharge.
Very powerful inverter. I run an 1500 watt electric space heater in the capped bed of my truck. We have a three dog kennel built in the back to take our dogs to field events, dock dogs, agility training, fly ball, and lure course racing. I ran two sets of Cobra cables to run the high load. I put a 250 amp breaker on the hot side for safety. This inverter is priced very good for the quality.
This inverter will power a microwave, drill, shop vac, computer, printer, small electric heater and I dont know what else,as long as you have the correct input. It is fairly easy to install be sure and use big enough cables (4 gauge or bigger) depending on length. And be sure to have enough space for air circulation.
Z this inverter is one of the best I have ever tried this is the only reason I am reading it because I've tried many others and they do not hold up as much or as well as this one has it comes with 3 part 1 USB port it's the best runs the microwave the TV the VCR the DVD player the toaster all in my truck
It is important I found out to limit the connection length of the 4 gauge wire to 3-4 feet. I was able to buy jumper cables from Home Depot for $17.00 and used the aligator clips on one end and cut to length on the other. So far, it has powered a Ryobi Power Head trimmer and an air compressor in the woods. Exactly what I bought it for...next I will try to power my portable LG air conditioning unit to see if when a hurricane hits it will keep us cool in the power outage.
I bought this inverter for the specific purpose of running a 5000 btu window a/c in a piece of un-air conditioned construction equipment based on one of the Q and A's. I mean the a/c label shows a current draw of 515 watts and this inverter is 2500 watts continuous. I returned it for the following reason. First off, to be fair, it did run the a/c unit with the fan on high and the compressor giving cold air for 3 - 4 minutes before giving the under current alarm and shutting down the a/c unit. The equipment in question has two very large 12 volt batteries in parallel and runs a 240 amp alternator. I used 2 ft of the 4 ga awg wire, 1/2 the max recommended, (cut up a good set of jumper cables), soldered the bare wire ends before attaching to the inverter ect so the connection was not the problem. Guess a small window unit pulls too much power for these inverters, but a 1000 watt gas generator runs it no problem. If you need it to run an a/c unit, pass, otherwise it seemed like a solid piece of equipment.