Jensen JP30 300 Watt Power Inverter
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Customer Review: Good unit - plug may need repair
Summary: 4 Stars
We've had this unit for about a year, and we recently bought one for my wife's father. Good unit that we used during Hurricane Ike when we were without electricity for almost 3 weeks. We ran a light, small TV, and fan without a problem using the cigarette plug and starting the car (Tahoe) from time to time to recharge the battery. We also use it on roadtrips so kids can play DVDs and we can recharge phones that don't have car chargers. Some reviewers complained about fan noise-level, but we don't find that to be an issue. Our only issue was that the cigarette lighter plug is plastic and it broke one time when trying to remote it from car lighter. The screwoff tip broke part of the threaded plastic wall inside it. I superglued the plug together and haven't had an issue since. All in all, I think this unit is a good value.Customer Review: Well made AC inverter
Summary: 4 Stars
This powerful yet inexpensive inverter is very well made. With its 300 Watt continuous capability you can successfully power up various devices in your car. Modified sine wave is suitable since most of the modern electronic devices have switching supply anyway. Only direct electrical motor devices may have some problem with this.
The only drawback in my opinion is that the fan is always running what creates a certain sound. It would be essential to run the fan only in case of large power consumption and a significant temperature raise. The similar "smart fan" feature has been employed almost everywhere these days. The unneeded noise in the car caused by this fan is just a little annoyance and forced me to give this excellent unit only 4 stars.
Otherwise, this is a highly recommended buy.
Customer Review: Satisfied
Summary: 4 Stars
I have read all other reviews from the people who had purchased this product before I did. There were numerous notes about the noise this product makes when running and yes, there is a fan noise while this is in use. But I believe the usefulness of this item far outweighs the inconvenience of the fan noise. I only used it once so far to run a heated blanket for a road trip and it did the job as expected. The size can be a little burden but you can keep it underneath the driver's or the passenger seat. I only used it for about a month now so I can't comment on the life expectancy as others have commented about this product stopped running after few months.Customer Review: AC power in my car?
Summary: 4 Stars
This unit is perfect for my mobile ac power needs. Recharging my laptop while I drive is a snap. This is the answer for running my sons electronic video games that don't have the typical car charger. Unfortunatly, I do need to report that the cooling fan is a bit noisy. In most vehicles road noise drowns out the fan. But if you have a quite vehicle or you are stopped you can hear the fan clearly and it can be a bit irritating. Overall a great unit.Customer Review: Best bang for your buck
Summary: 4 Stars
After doing a good deal of looking around for a power inverter, to be used in our van, I settled on this one. While it was not true sine wave technology it was not priced that way either. I chose the JP30 because of the dual outlets which will let my two children have their own to charge or play what they want while we are driving; That way I won't have to listen to them argue. So far it has worked flawlessly and the price was as good as it gets.