Cobra CPI 450 DC-to-AC Power Inverter
by Cobra
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Customer Review: cobra cpi 450 dc to ac power Inverter
Summary: 3 Stars
NO REAL SPECS TO COMPARE BY...IS THAT 450 CONTINUOUS WATTS OF POWER.. I WENT WITH BLACK AND DECKER, A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE ..2 YEARS OF WARRANTY AND REAL WORLD SPECS...Customer Review: Cobra CPI 450 Inverter Review
Summary: 3 Stars
Works great! The fan is a little nosier than expected. Fan speed/noise increases as load increases.Customer Review: Strange limitations.
Summary: 2 Stars
This power inverter is a great deal, but don't try to charge a laptop with it!
For some reason this power inverter will not function properly when charging our laptop, the primary reason it was purchased. There was a warning in the manual about certain types of battery chargers, but it mentioned cordless power tool batteries, not laptops. The power consumption of the laptop charger seems to put it well within the technical limitations of the unit.
When I first purchased the unit I connected it to a battery and plugged in a 120VAC light and it worked great so I'm sure the unit is functioning.
Other than the laptop charging issue, the inverter appears to be well made and the included carry case is nice. I was a little disappointed that you have to use terminal posts to connect either the cig lighter plug or alligator clips. Seems like a plug-in connector would be sufficient and a whole lot easier to do. That's a small issue, though.
I probably wouldn't buy it again, but the price is right and I'm sure I'll find a use for it in the future so I'm not really sorry I have it.
Customer Review: Works, but does not meet specification
Summary: 2 Stars
Cuts out when DC voltage is still well above the cutoff voltage specified. So it becomes less useful than specified.Customer Review: Inverter never delivered
Summary: 1 Stars
Amazon has no feed back on purchase, and UPS terminal unlisted number unresponsive so I cannot report that I never received a delivery that was suppose to be put in my front door. In all accouts, this is probably a very good device, but since UPS dumped my package instead of delivering it, and nobody seems to want to present an avenue for communications, I find this the only way to communicate. This may well be the end of business with both Amazon and UPS for this reason. The only option left is to stop payment at credit card level, and let them try to figure it out! Grrrr.