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(More customer reviews)I was a bit nervous about ordering this since there were zero reviews for it at the time, but all the other inverters for sale on Amazon had awful reviews - either they overheat quickly, or they have a really nasty smell to them. Those other products are also a lot cheaper than this one - typically $15 to $25. I figured it was worth trying a more expensive unit and if it was bad, I could always return it.
Well, my risk paid off. This product is fantastic and well worth the extra money.
The first part that tipped me off that this was probably a quality product was the detailed information about its power capabilities - how many watts it can output (normal and surge), conversion efficiency, how much current it draws when it's just plugged in "idle", etc. None of the other products on Amazon list anything like this, other than maximum watts. But the watts this outputs is easily double anything else I saw as well - 220, vs 100 or less for most of the others.
I also noted this product had a cooling fan, which I didn't see on any of the others. This made me optimistic, since I read about overheating problems with so many other products.
I haven't used it in "real world" situations yet, but I will need to in the future, so I did some pretty reasonable tests at home. I let my smartphone's battery fully deplete, as well as my laptop's battery. I then plugged this inverter into my car and plugged both my phone and my laptop into the inverter. I let them sit there for about 2 hours, after which I checked on them and both of them had full battery, and the unit was not warm at all (the fan works!). And my car started when I turned the key, so it didn't drain too much battery. Very cool!
The only negatives are that it's a bit large (I was planning to keep it in my glove box but it's too big to keep in there with all the other stuff that's already in there) and that it doesn't have built in USB ports. A number of the other inverters on Amazon have built in USB which is pretty nice. It's not a dealbreaker by any means, but it's a feature that I wish this one had.
Other than that, a very solid product. Remember - you get what you pay for. Spend an extra $20 and buy a quality piece of hardware!
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People spend a ton of time in their cars now days. With Pyle's new power inverters you can be more productive, have more fun -- and use all the electronics you want in your car or truck. Convert 440 watts 12-volts DC power to 115-volts AC power safely and effectively in your car with the PNV200 Power Inverter. Power cell phone charger, i-Pods, and other elctronics with this safe and convenient product. Item includes a built-in cooling fan and low-voltage/high-voltage/overload/thermal protection.
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