Xantrex Technologies 851-0400 XPower Plus 400-Watt Inverter | 
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| Brand: Xantrex
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $35.87
You Save: $24.12 (40%)
New (25) Used (1) from $28.00
Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 77
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8 x 4
MPN: 851-0400
Model: 851-0400
UPC: 715535111359
EAN: 0715535111359
ASIN: B0001DVQNG
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 400-watt inverter for converting DC to AC power | | • | Power electronic gear and appliances while on the road | | • | Conveniently plugs into car cigarette lighter | | • | Automatically detects low-vehicle battery to avoid depletion | | • | Measures 5.9-by-4.1-by-2.2 inches; weighs 2.4 pounds; 1-year warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Xantrex Technologies XPower Plus 400-watt inverter provides portable power for trucks, RVs, boats, and minivans. By plugging the inverter directly into your vehicle's 12-volt cigarette lighter, you can turn your vehicle into a mobile office and operate devices such as a 27-inch TV or 20-inch TV/DVD combo, a camcorder, and a laptop computer. This compact, lightweight unit automatically senses low battery voltage so you never have to worry about a depleted battery. It's a quiet alternative to noisy, gas-powered generators; it will provide hours of emergency power during snowstorms or blackouts. The high-efficiency design transfers 90-percent of the battery's power to your equipment, providing 400 watts for 5 minutes, 600 watts surge for easy startups, and 300 watts continuous power for operating appliances. An automatic shutdown mechanism protects against overload, over-temperature and low battery conditions. The inverter is equipped with two 3-prong grounded AC outlets, a DC outlet and hardwire applications. The durable plastic unit is 5.9-by-4.1-by-2.2 inches in size and just 2.4 pounds in weight. It is covered by a 1-year warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 79 more reviews...
 Like screaming kids October 14, 2008
D. Johnston
Purchased unit with intend of running a portable DVD player for the kids, and a peaceful trip for me. Instead I got the opposite, as soon as I plugged the unit into Power Port I blew two 20 AMP fuses (on 2004 F-150) so I did the dumbest thing I wired it to the battery and short the battery out. So I'm out a battery and inverter at this point. Take my warning DO NOT BUY this piece of junk, you'll feel better giving a homeless person $32.19 instead of dealing with disappointed kids.
 So far so good October 2, 2008
E. Fox (Franklin,TN USA)
So far so good. Bought it to use in our camper on a 9 inch TV that has a TV box hooked up to it. Doesn't make noise, takes up minimal space and the picture is great. We haven't had the occasion to hook two things in to it yet but so far so good. Working as it should. Thanks
The perfect car companion September 6, 2008
Music maven (Amherst, MA)
I got the Xantrex for a family trip to Virginia, and it worked exactly as advertised. The kids ran two laptops off of it for the entire trip, and never had a problem. The cooling fan did come on once for a few minutes, and, as others have noted, the fan is audible if you listen for it, but no louder than the road noise and far from problematic. Besides, it only happened once in about 36 hours of use, and then only for about three minutes. The unit is really well made and well worth the money.
Sufficient power works quietly July 31, 2008
Paul D. Bui (Milpitas, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This 400 watter suits me well with its dual 3-prong AC outlets, fan equipped, aluminum body, and reasonable price.
 Great Product July 27, 2008
John Ditzel (Oak Park, IL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this for an RV trip. We didn't want to run the loud generator while we were driving, but did want access to some electronics like TV and video games. The unit performed great. It has a toggle switch for on/off as well as an LED light to indicate its on. I don't understand the technical details of how this works, but every so often it would run h-o-t, so keep it somewhere well ventilated and away from hands/feet.
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