Inverter

I want to get a 3000 watt inverter for my truck and at the truck stops they have the cobras and they are pretty pricey and on ebay they are about a 100 buck and was wondering if they ebay ones are junk thanks

 

Get it new. Ebay is what you but is what you get. I know some one who paid for a lap top on ebay. And when the cpu box came , is was two bricks in the box not a cpu. They never showed the cpu in the pic, just the box of the cpu it came in. Ebay has changed since then. But it is a buyers bewear site.

 

Truckstops will generally have extremely high prices. I would check Amazon to see what a decent price actually is.

 

so for the money what is the best inverter anyone know I want to run a micro wave and fridge

 

I have a cobra 1500, runs microwave, fridge, and cpap no problem.

 

I'm no longer otr, have an inverter that I used for 2 years. I don't think I have enough posts to pm, but if one of the mods will let you pm me and i'll send it to you for free.

 

Wagan makes a few nice units (Amazon) or Thor Power Products. I got a Thor-2000 for under $200 and it is more than I would ever need.

Stay away from Cobra junk and anything at a truck stop....Too much $.

 

I have a couple of Xantrex units I own. I didnt want cheap, I wanted the best. Xantrex is OEM for TriPac these days. They have just been re branded, and relabeled.

Personally, I wouldnt buy the largest. Bigger isnt always better. I would buy what fits your need. Why put undue stress on your batteries when you arent ever going to need it?

 

Thanks for all the info

 

Pm'd you roofer, let me know if it came through.