What runs well on dirty inverter power?

[Bluedog225]

I’ve got several cheapish small inverters. I’d like to use them for small loads.

What type of thing works well on this ”dirty” power? Led lights? Television? Motors? Anything?

Thanks

 

[OffGridForGood]

resistance heater without fan

 

[hwy17]

Most of all: Resistive loads like space heaters or incandescent light bulbs.

Contrary to popular belief: Most modern electronics including TVs and computers, anything with a switched mode power supply is very tolerant to dirty power, that's why they're rated for 100-250v they can eat anything. Quality ones have enough capacitor capacity to smooth out garbage.

Not good: cheap LED lightbulbs.

Motors are maybe the worst.

 

[Mattb4]

I’ve got several cheapish small inverters. I’d like to use them for small loads.

What type of thing works well on this ”dirty” power? Led lights? Television? Motors? Anything?

Thanks

You did not state the output whether square wave, MSW, or PSW. Frankly I would toss out any cheap inverter not rated PSW. Even those rated PSW can have less than pure sine waves.

 

[Bluedog225]

Almost certainly modified. Cheap husky and/or truck stop inverters.

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Give away to friends, or possibly backup for emergencies others might have?

 

[efficientPV]

I use only MSW inverters. I'm particularly insensitive to electronics.

 

[timselectric]

Dirty appliances.

 

[time2roll]

Anything with a brick should be fine. May run the brick a bit warmer. Except maybe Apple.

Something like coffee maker without electronic controls. Electric blankets most likely no unless fully an old school and those are probably not even safe.

Microwave will run fine but at lower power. Until it doesn't.