On 3/7/2012 6:40 AM, RBM wrote:
On 3/6/2012 10:02 PM, Ron wrote:
On Mar 6, 9:12 pm, wrote:
On 3/6/2012 8:22 PM, Ron wrote:


I had a solid-state inverter made for "professional use" before I
bought the Redi-Line and it was far from reliable. This was for WORK
and I needed something that wasn't going to crap out every 2-3 months.
So I went to my supplier and ask what was the best inverter made. That
is how I ended up with the Redi-Line. Used it almost everyday for 5
years and never had ONE problem. It's a beast! It's sitting in my
garage and still works fine. I just used it a few months ago when my
power went out.

I wasn't suggesting that the OP go out and buy a Redi-Line, I was
mainly replying to the surge comment(s). Those are the only 2
inverters that I've ever used. If those inverters that look like car
amps work like you say they do, then good. I'd still put my Redi-Line
up against any of them AFA, performance, reliability, and longevity.

The Redi-line is a high quality, expensive beast, and for your purposes
was probably the best choice. That type of quality and expense isn't
always necessary. I've had an "el cheapo", 1200/2400 inverter in my work
van since 2006. I use it every day to charge cordless batteries, and to
power all the small power tools I use albeit for short periods of time.
These include angle grinder, sawzall, circular saw, 1/2" angle drill and
pistol drill. For $100 the Op certainly could get something adequate to
power his small chain saw.

Good to know. What brand is it?


Here is a link to it, as it resides behind the passenger seat of my van:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink


This one is Coleman, but I've seen extremely similar units with a
variety of names

Very cool installation, I'll bet not many folks recognize the yellow
bushing in the wall. ^_^

TDD