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Subject:Re: Inverter questions; was: Re: Power Inverters, which one to buy
From:The Bus Depot
Date:Mon, 10 Nov 1997 19:55:38 -0500

> One thing i don't understand -- On their list of inverters, the 3 of
largest
> capacity are marked with asterisks indicating "Modified sine wave and
> frequency controlled."  Is this really 'fine print' meaning the true
> capacity of the units is less than indicated, or what?

I looked at the "sine wave" output of these devices on an oscilloscope, and
it is actually more of a square-wave than a sine wave (which should be
rounded).  This is the reason for their disclaimer.  In practical use, I
have not had any problem using my inverter, which uses the square wave that
they call a "modified sine wave."

-Ron Salmon
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