| This 200-watt power inverter has a built-in high speed cooling fan and overload protection shuts down the unit if the continuous load exceeds the recommended wattage. With the help of this inverter you can have 115-volt AC power anywhere with a 12-volt DC power supply. It's basically a DC to AC power converter and is ideal for running computers, cell phones, lights, power tools, television, radios, and CD players in cars, trucks and boats. This inverter protects against damaging current fluctuations and features a low battery alarm to protect the power source battery. |
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- 200-watt power inverter with 400-watt peak surge power
- Has LED indicator and convenient on/off switch
- Includes 12-volt cigarette lighter and accessory plug
- Features a high-speed cooling fan and overload protection with a low battery alarm
- 115-volt AC power for running computers, cell phones, lights, power tools, television, radios, and CD players
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 Has never let me down | | Review Date: August 14, 2007 | | Reviewer: Michael Everett, Santa Monica | I use a power inverter to charge my cell phone, my air mattress pump, my cameras, and my laptop while on the road. The first inverter I bought lasted all of maybe two days, so to replace it I resolved to do more thorough research. When I checked out Schumacher's site, I discovered they had a vast line of power supply equipment, much of it for industrial use. My assumption was their small consumer inverters would be built to industrial standards as well and might last longer than my first one. I was not disappointed.
The PI-200 has been my constant traveling companion over thousands of miles of roads and has never failed me, plus it has about as many features as you could ask for. 200 watts is more than enough for charging the items that travel with me. It also features a low battery alarm should it drain the source battery below a certain level. But don't think that means you can continue to pull power through your car's cigarette lighter after the car is shut down for the simple reason that turning off your ignition also turns off the power to your cigarette lighter.
The workaround for this would be to find an adaptor going from a female cigarette lighter to two clips. Then attach the clips to the battery and plug into the other end of the adaptor. Then keep your inverter handy and shut it off if and when the low battery alarm goes off.
Built like a tank.
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Just what I needed | | Review Date: October 5, 2008 | | Reviewer: Daniel S. Goleach, | | I work out of a truck all day with no radio. I have to rely on a battery operated radio. But with this inverter, I just have to plug it in to the cigarett lighter and I have radio all day. It's super. |
AC Power Inverter Review | | Review Date: March 10, 2010 | | Reviewer: Jennifer D. Waddell, | | I received this shipment very fast...received brand new in original packaging. Works great! I just plug it into the cigarette lighter port. I like the fact that you can turn it on and off rather than having to unplug it each time you don't want to use it. I like having it in my car for my daughter's nebulizer in case she has a bad asthma attack she can have her treatment right there in the car. |
Power Inverter | | Review Date: March 3, 2009 | | Reviewer: S. Shutt, Sioux Falls, SD | I keep this in the car. Haven't used it more than a couple of times, but
is handy to have when I need it! I could use more watts, but fine for laptop, phone, etc. More versitle than the individual car chargers, and less money in the long run! |
Inverter | | Review Date: February 26, 2010 | | Reviewer: Mammy of Two, Kansas | | Love it! Works great when I tether my Blackberry to the computer, provides the extra power needed when battery running low! |
ok for some things... do the math | | Review Date: July 3, 2010 | | Reviewer: Dad of twins, New York | | you need to make sure the things you need to power are less than 200 watts. I bought it for a camping trip to power an air mattress pump but the wattage exceeded 200w. It worked fine for other things, eg phone charger, camera charger. Just check the adapter for the amps and do the math (wattage = ___ amp * 120 volts) to make sure it works for the device. |
Burnt my car's alternator | | Review Date: July 13, 2010 | | Reviewer: Steve Birch, Monon, IN, US | | Used this product while on vacation to power my laptop so my daughter could watch DVD's on the 14 hr. trip. Seemed to work fine on the way there, but the next week on the way home we kept getting alarms on the device so we shut it off. An hour later everything in the car died and it cost me $450 dollars for an alternator replacement. Is it coincidence? I don't know - but I won't be using the product again to find out! |
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