Hi Doug,

I will concede that the specs on the Xantrex are much more detailed
than those available for the other brands (mastercraft & Coleman)
that I have seen recently. Note that the original thread was
regarding "Radio Shack" inverters, rather than serious RV or
commercial products. Personally, I wouldn't trust the power rating on
a Radio Shack inverter as far as the store parking lot. YMMV.

The specs on that Xantrex unit are impressive. It's also quite large
in comparison to the 400W Mastercraft unit I'm using. Mine is about
2" x 6" x 8" (96 cubic inches) . The Xantrex  is 3.2" x 17" x
9" ( >500 cubic inches) . 1500W continuous output is about 9 times
the true continuous output of my 400W inverter, at only 4 times the
price. ( mine was $49 on sale).

If you need to run power tools the Xantrex unit looks like a very
good buy.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
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On 3-Dec-05, at 2:26 PM, Doug F wrote:

> <snip>
> And as I mentioned in an earlier post, the ratings on inverters
> recently has little or nothing to do with what they actually produce.
> True output is more like a third of rated output
>
>
> Greg, I disagree, when it comes to the brand Xantrex from Costco.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/b7mcy
>
> The 1000w unit I bought has outperformed my expectations.
> It runs my 9 amp sawsall witout a problem.
>
> I trust the 1750w unit would perform to the specs listed on the Costco
> website.
>
> They are manufactured in Canada and have great quality.
>
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>