very very small 12V DC- mains inverters wanted

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Hello
I am looking for a very small inverter to power upto a 20W load

I have seen this item on sale on ebay but I have my doubts weather or not it is fit for purpose
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-DC-t...sh=item261f0b2221:g:Z1cAAOSwFy5bVcoc&LH_BIN=1

It says output voltage 220v and out put current 500mA, so am i correct in thinking it 110W (220v X 0.5A)

Also I heard somewhere ells that typical inverters cut out when the input power drops below 10V, anyone know if this is true or not?

Thanks
FF
 
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With my small 120 watt inverter yes it auto switches off if the voltage drops, it also gives out a simulated sine wave which is not really a sine wave at all, there are three outputs zero, + and - which it alternates between giving an average of 230 volt but not in a true sine wave, most items seem to run OK but not all.

Since the advert uses some strange language to describe the produce one can't really say what this unit does.
 
What sort of load are you planning to power with this inverter-some cheap ones don't like inductive loads (wall wart power supplied etc)?
 
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its a sound mixer, I think the load will very quite a lot though

Mixer, or mixer with built-in power amps? If the former, the load won't vary that much. If the latter, it may - depending on the type of music.
 
Wasn't there a thread on here about this a few days ago?

If preamps only then it may or may not work (switch mode psu will prob be ok, proper wirewound may struggle & be noisy).

Buy one off your favourite tat bazaar that offers returns. Try it. If it works great. If not then send it back & try another one
 
Hello
I am looking for a very small inverter to power upto a 20W load

I have seen this item on sale on ebay but I have my doubts weather or not it is fit for purpose
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-DC-to-220V-AC-Car-Power-Inverter-Main-Converter-Charger-for-Mobile-Laptop-UK/163729580577?epid=3023235616&hash=item261f0b2221:g:Z1cAAOSwFy5bVcoc&LH_BIN=1

It says output voltage 220v and out put current 500mA, so am i correct in thinking it 110W (220v X 0.5A)

Also I heard somewhere ells that typical inverters cut out when the input power drops below 10V, anyone know if this is true or not?

Thanks
FF
Do I asume you have tried it with your existing inverter and found there is an issue?
 
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(switch mode psu will prob be ok, proper wirewound may struggle & be noisy).
I find the opposite is true, SMPStend to stumble and stall on modified sine wave and the additional noise coming out of them
 
Do I asume you have tried it with your existing inverter and found there is an issue?
My current inverter is 150W so uses to much power and cuts off when plenty of life still in battery so want something small. but I have read somewhere ells that these inverters cut off when the battery getts below 10V anyway
 
What powers the mixer? If it already uses a lower voltage power supply then swap that for a DC-DC convertor. You can get universal laptop supplies that have a wide range of voltages and connectors.
 

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