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Avoid this product for your safety!!!!!!
First off. My battery backup flagged this product as "Building Wire Fault".
The product showed 119volts at 58hz. My lights flickered like I was in the early 1900s.
After checking all my indoor wiring and power strips, only this inverter remained.
Dismantling this product, the side "Heat-sinks" proved to be plastic. Worthless props.
I discovered the connections from the AC plugs had the "hot" connection soldered into the
ACN (neutral) and the neutral wire soldered into the ACL (load).
I soldered the wires into the proper positions, and after re-installing, still received
the "Building Wire Fault". I took the product apart again, and after discussion with another electrical technician, we concluded this product had no ground included on the neutral side
of the AC. I soldered a wire to the neutral side, and attached a ring terminal to the ground
screw in the back of the device. Reassembled, and re-installed, flipped the switch, and have
a functioning product. It now reads a steady 121 volts at 60.3hz steady. My lights don't flicker.
My power supply shows a properly grounded device. I am writing this review on the power from the
inverter. Bottom Line. VERY dangerous product. Not compliant for USA standards, and I don't feel
the average person on the street wants to have this "Shock Hazard" in their home. Just Saying....
March 2012 · Electronics · verified purchase