Cobra CPI 1575 1500 Watt 12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC Power Inverter
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Customer Review: it works lol
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this unit to create a back up system for my home hot water steam heat radiator system. We are experiencing more and more power outages during our harsh winter months, and although we have natural gas and the pilot stays on during an electrical outage, there is a small gas valve that needs 25 volts of power to open to allow the gas to be lite by the pilot. There is a standard 120 line going to a small transformer that reduces the voltage on the furnance and without power no heat. BRRRRRRR lol, anyway talked with our plumber when he serviced the unit this year and we came up with the idea of an inverter to do the job. Amazon delivered the unit in 3 days, came well packed, and didn't take long to read the directions and figure out how to operate it. I have 3 vechicles and 2 extra batterys so I decided this was a better way to go than a generator, didnt want the smell, gasoline, or fumes. Have small trickle charger for the battery and when we hear a storm is on the way we will charge up the battery to be sure we have full charge, have operated the furnance unit for 30 minutes and IT WORKS OFF THE INVERTER MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, and the draw was so low the battery didnt lose any power during the 30 minute test. Also tested a house lamp with a 100 watt bulb and it ran for 30 minutes also with almost no lost of battery power. The unit looks good, is relatively silent, and does what it promises to do. I LOVE IT. My only comment is you need to be aware that it does not come with any cables to hook up to the battery, I split a pair of heavy duty jumper cables that I had laying around and use them. Short of that it is well worth the money, and I look forward to using the unit on remote job sites to power my electrical tools during the spring and summer. Again an excellent product.Customer Review: Cobra CPI 1575 1500 watt inverter
Summary: 5 Stars
Now that I worked my way through the confusion on the instruction sheet, I love this inverter. The confusion lays, not in the set up, but what happens after you get it set up. This is what happened. First , my bad, I did not have my ground installed correctly, I loosely wrapped it around the main ground, WRONG, you must firmly install it in the grounding screw on your 110V system. Second Although my batteries read 12.8 volts, I could see them dropping like a rock with only my laptop plugged in, something was wrong, I instantly shut it down and rechecked. The automated help line sucked. The Cobra people also moved their open hours on the Customer service line from 6:00pm to closing at 5:30 pm Central time. So I missed them too. I installed my ground correctly this time, I restarted my inverter and watched the volts fall in tenths, UNTIL it hit the magic number of 12.1 volts, then it stopped. YAY!!!!! , I plugged in a light and my computer and it very very slowly dropped voltage, I knew I finally had it. The booklet never said a word about this plunging voltage, so I was lucky I persisted and found out the it has a threshold where it drops too then stops and begins to work at 12.1 volts. SO yours might be a bit different than mine but CHECK THAT GROUND WIRE, because it not only drained my battery while the inverter was on, but it also drained it when it was OFF> and it's not supposed to do that. NOW it's working so much better and I am happier than a hog in a tater patch, GRINS, good luck folks. SKYCustomer Review: Everything and more Cobra 1575-3000
Summary: 5 Stars
I shopped for some time for an inverter. Price was somewhat of an issue but quality and ease of use and reputation all were important. I saw the cheap ones on ebay, and here and saw how several people had had problems... don't need that.
I got the Cobra 1575 because it had good features and also a good name and reviews. I was not disappointed. This is a well made machine that feels solid and looks good. I have hooked it up to my 2 yellow-tops and it boils water with ease. It is not noisy. My only "learning experience" was that the remote switch needs to be held down before the indicator light shows the inverter is working... 2secs will do it, but it is not just a quick push to turn it on. Be careful with the remote hookup... the phone cord-like jack can bust off its snap-clip as you run the wires then you have to tape it to the inverter. All-in-all I am very happy with this unit and with free shipping a good deal all around. Follow-up 1/15/2010. When we lost power a month ago in the ice storms, I ran our refrigerator (full sized about 8 amps required) no problem using my car at fast idle for about an hour and all worked well. Great!!
Customer Review: Works for me
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the cobra CPI 1575 1500 watt DC power inverter to install in my Dodge pick-up. I use power inverter for my 1000 amp coffee pot and power tools like a drill and saw when I'm repairing or building a board fence in the pasture. The Cobra CPI 1500 watt power inverter and cables work well for my needs, plenty of amps without heating up. I have a diesel 2500 Ram pick up and realized that the the engine compartment was limited on space to install the power inverter. If you have this problem you could do what I did, I cut a 2x6 board in the length of the passenger side battery and cut a groove down the middle of the board to run the batteries mounting screw though, it held the board tightly in place. I than bolted the power inverter to the board. Note: you have to mount the inverter to the board before you install it. So the inverter sits bolted to the side of the battery on a board facing up. The shorter you make the power cable the better your power inverter will perform. I used less than a foot of cable and I don't see a problem with mounting it to the side of the battery as long as it's not interfering with the battery in anyway, it works for me.
Customer Review: GREAT BUY
Summary: 5 Stars
I just got my Cobra, 1500 Watt inverter by UPS. No problems with the packaging.
I hooked it up to my battery bank of eight 125amp hour marine battery's and tried it out on various lights, TV's, the coffee maker and the refrigerator. It worked great.
My refrigerator is a 7.5 amp system. I did get a short tone from the inverter for two seconds for low power, but it was just the surge from the refrigerator. From then on it worked fine. I tried it on a TV with a cable control box and had no problems.
I would recomend this inverter for the house for stand alone apliances. Of course it helps to have all those batteries as well. I am now set for any lengthy power outages.
Great service from Amazon for timely delivery and a great product.Cobra CPI 1575 1500 Watt 12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC Power Inverter