FattyMac
Full Fledged Farker
I've done some searching here and at the FEC Owner's forum and I have some questions.
The first thing that I am confused about is whether it is ok to use a modified sine wave inverter.
Some seem to advocate only pure sine wave, while others see to have had no problems running modified. I am hesitant to hook up my expensive IQ4 FEC100 to something that may damage it. I have been running my treager off of a power pack (THIS ONE) and I have noticed that the fan seems to run a little faster and as a result the unit runs a little hotter. Also the digital display with the temp will flicker between temperatures every few seconds. I assume this is due to the power pack not providing a very good wave form.
I am sold on the merits of a combo inverter/charger. I am considering purchasing this unit:
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/257/p/1/pt/8/product.asp
I understand that the FEC100 takes about 450 Watts at start up and about 100 watts after it's going and the treager is similar so this unit might be a little bit of over kill but it something that I can grow into and use for lights or what ever else I may need.
So what say you Brethren, am I on the right track?
The first thing that I am confused about is whether it is ok to use a modified sine wave inverter.
Some seem to advocate only pure sine wave, while others see to have had no problems running modified. I am hesitant to hook up my expensive IQ4 FEC100 to something that may damage it. I have been running my treager off of a power pack (THIS ONE) and I have noticed that the fan seems to run a little faster and as a result the unit runs a little hotter. Also the digital display with the temp will flicker between temperatures every few seconds. I assume this is due to the power pack not providing a very good wave form.
I am sold on the merits of a combo inverter/charger. I am considering purchasing this unit:
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/257/p/1/pt/8/product.asp
I understand that the FEC100 takes about 450 Watts at start up and about 100 watts after it's going and the treager is similar so this unit might be a little bit of over kill but it something that I can grow into and use for lights or what ever else I may need.
So what say you Brethren, am I on the right track?