DBA Forum (B) - Daniel Boekel
2014-10-13 10:41:02 UTC
The fact they sell the internal parts because they 'sometimes break down' (after a couple of years, or from 'external influence')
And the fact they say do not load more than 1/3 of continuous rating is also somewhat strange.
I thing a second hand 2-3 kW Victron multi wouldn't cost more and is more capable, a little extra gives you a multiplus with all the nice functions.
'don't attach charging cable when unit is on'...so when shorepower has a dip the inverter can blow up?? hmmm...
2014-10-13 12:20 GMT+02:00 DBA Forum (B) - David Beaumont <dbabarges-pvYRptiajiAdnm+***@public.gmane.org>:
Taiwan is indeed the far east. I don't think there are many bits of electronic kit nowadays that aren't far eastern in origin. Agreed the manual is written in Chinglish and often has to be read a couple of times. It is also somewhat sexist with an abundance of pics of bikini clad women.
The charger has a switch to change to 14.0V, 14.1v, 14.4V, 14.4V, 14.6V, 14.8V, 15.1V and '15.5V for 4 hours'. It claims to be 4 step charging constant current. I have tried it on a small 12V booster battery and it dropped from an initial 14V to 13.5V OK. However it did trip my 32amp mains overload a few times I am hoping this is because I used a tiny battery. My old inverter never had a charger function so this is a bonus to me.
As to the £439 fixed price this looks right to me, I assume the Victrons etc are a lot more (£3K+?) and I view them as too expensive rather than the Power Jack as too cheap. The £180-£250 auction range does seem very cheap especially when there are no taxes on top. The seller cannot be making much when one goes for £180. Maybe it is [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumping_%28pricing_policy%29]dumping[/url]
I have no connection with the seller apart from winning one of his/her auctions.
And the fact they say do not load more than 1/3 of continuous rating is also somewhat strange.
I thing a second hand 2-3 kW Victron multi wouldn't cost more and is more capable, a little extra gives you a multiplus with all the nice functions.
'don't attach charging cable when unit is on'...so when shorepower has a dip the inverter can blow up?? hmmm...
2014-10-13 12:20 GMT+02:00 DBA Forum (B) - David Beaumont <dbabarges-pvYRptiajiAdnm+***@public.gmane.org>:
Taiwan is indeed the far east. I don't think there are many bits of electronic kit nowadays that aren't far eastern in origin. Agreed the manual is written in Chinglish and often has to be read a couple of times. It is also somewhat sexist with an abundance of pics of bikini clad women.
The charger has a switch to change to 14.0V, 14.1v, 14.4V, 14.4V, 14.6V, 14.8V, 15.1V and '15.5V for 4 hours'. It claims to be 4 step charging constant current. I have tried it on a small 12V booster battery and it dropped from an initial 14V to 13.5V OK. However it did trip my 32amp mains overload a few times I am hoping this is because I used a tiny battery. My old inverter never had a charger function so this is a bonus to me.
As to the £439 fixed price this looks right to me, I assume the Victrons etc are a lot more (£3K+?) and I view them as too expensive rather than the Power Jack as too cheap. The £180-£250 auction range does seem very cheap especially when there are no taxes on top. The seller cannot be making much when one goes for £180. Maybe it is [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumping_%28pricing_policy%29]dumping[/url]
I have no connection with the seller apart from winning one of his/her auctions.
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