I got the 300W model for $25 last year, and it's very nice. I used it this morning to grind my
coffee, as we had a nasty windstorm last night and the power was out. I wanted to know if it
would run a coffee grinder... now I know. I can't imagine needing 1000W in a vanagon
though!
We've also used it to watch movies on my laptop + 17" LCD & speakers during another
power outage at home - works great, although the fan is a bit noisy on high speed.

On 26 Feb 2006 at 22:38, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:

> http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/837/docserve.asp
>
> Note that they want a #2 battery cable, not longer than 5 feet long to
> support this thing. At a 120 amp draw you need to be real careful
> operating it with the engine running. The alternator will not like this
> load. If using the Optima battery, you probably should have 4.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Tom Rowsell
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 7:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Canadian Tire "Xantrex" 1000w Inverter 1/2 price
>
> On this week for $74.99 Canadian,
> see
> http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Ep
> rd_id=845524443281869&FOLDER%3C%3EbrowsePath=2534374303517494&FOLDER%3C%
> 3EbrowsePath=2534374303517530&FOLDER%3C%3EbrowsePath=1408474396670122&FO
> LDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396670122&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=140847439667
> 0271&bmUID=1140481244755
> Manufacturer site http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/23/p/1/pt/7/product.asp
>
> Tom
> http://tomrowsell.com
>

Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA