Power inverters

[openbsd-flipp]

I am looking at getting a power iverter for my truck and I was wondering what experiances if any the crew at DT had with them. i have been running an 800 watt inverter quite happily for some time but now it has gotten to the poing of needing a new one. The system over heats quite rapidly now and I think the overload circuit has gone bad. So to avoid this issue next year (right after the warenty goes btw) I am looking at severly overpowering the unit and wasting output. I have been looking a t this one over at
<a href="http://www.dcacpowerinverters.com/itemdesc.asp?CartId={2FB8BF23-7EVEREST52F-4408-8DE1-58F6FA0A7D3B}&ic=pbi2300-12">dcpowerinverters.com</a>

My main concern is that I have never heard of this company and I was looking for additional recomdations for inverters.
I am looking at getting atleast a 2000w inverter with a min of 3800watt peak power out put. My only other qualifiaction would be that it needs to be wired directly to the battery.

Thanks

[openbsd-flipp]

if the link does not work it is at http://www.dcacpowerinverters.com/ and the item number is PBI2300-12

[chilloutdude]

If you can't find the power inverter there, you can probably find it here Power Inverters (http://www.4lots.com)

Just FYI
COD

[ECA]

Umm,
for what use??
All around use...?

I WOULD suggest you double the NEED, for the Value of Constant..
YOU NEED 400w, and you GET 800w. YOU never want to get to PEAK.
Even the PS in your computer is doubled, as the CHEAP power supplies are only rated at 65% efficentcy. And they take AC to DC...
IF you are taking DC-AC-DC, its a waste..
We did a thread on DC-DC power supplies..

[llbbl]

As usual ECA raises more questions than he solves :D

[ECA]

well, if he wants it to cook COFFEE, on the road...There are better solutions.

If he wants to use them on PERMANANT appliances, that will NEVER be moved, and they are DC anyway, why NOT do DC-DC, with power conditioning... there are appliances that are varible DC-DC conversion so to let you use any DC device with them.

[llbbl]

He is running a computer. It requires DC, but its easier just to convert it to AC and let the PSU convert it down to the correct voltages because otherwise you would have to have a DC to DC converter with all the power cables that go inside a computer. You sure see a ton of those floating around.

[ECA]

This site already, posted a site that had DC-DC PS, that work with computers..
You have no loss of heat, converting is cheap, no loss of power in conversion.

[neuroking]

I have a 350W peak power inverter that runs 2 laptops and an external HD without any problems. Run of the mill Target type. Been working for 2+ years now.