Things to consider before buying a Power Inverter

Posted by Chidinma on Saturday August 30, 2014 at 11:41:2:

Power inverters are gadgets that stores power as Direct Current (DC) and later convert it to Alternating Current (AC) to power gadgets in the house. Any home with irregular power supply needs and inverter to serve as a backup for power supply. In this article, I will focus more on things to consider when you’re purchasing an inverter:

- Cost Of The Inverter: this is like the first factor to put into consideration when shopping for an inverter, you have to consider the amount you budgeted for the device, because it’s the amount that will determine the quality of inverter that you will purchase, and also budget a tangible amount if you are looking for a durable quality with a higher number of watts.

- Total Power Needed: the next thing you need to consider is the total amount of energy that you need the inverter to power. Energy is usually calculated in watts, and to calculate the total number of watts you need, all you have to do is to turn the back of all the gadgets you wish to power, copy out add up the total number of watts written behind to get the sum total of power capacity you require.

- The Size Of The Power Inverter: After calculating the total number of power in watts you need, you have to choose an inverter with the size and capacity to generate the power needed. The popular sizes that is averages are the; 300 watts which can power a Personal Computer, VCR, Laptop, Mobile devices and a TV set that is 27 inches or less than. There is also the 600 watts, 1750 watts, and the 3,000 watts which is capable of powering all the appliances at home comfortably including an Air Conditioner.