XantrexTechnology Inc, 806-1206 Inverter Prowatt Sw 600

This is a great power inverter, though bigger than I expected. It's about as big as a shoebox, perhaps a bit longer; and it's much heavier than I expected.That said, it can EASILY kick-start a mini-fridge running off a deep-cycle battery with power to spare - I tested this as a backup power solution during Hurricane Sandy. My only wish is that the display showed "Watts" instead of "killowatts" because this unit is only rated up to 600W so it will only show up to 0.6 kW power used which seems a bit of a waste. It is very convenient that it shows the DC voltage though, this is especially convenient for monitoring the state of the battery bank powering it without the need for a separate meter. It also performs amazingly well for running pumps, fans, and motors - we were able to run a fishtank (with pumps and heater) along with the mini-fridge and a box fan (which wouldn't run on the cheap MSW power inverter) all at the same time from this inverter.My last thought, I wanted to be able to move this between my car and home so I used Anderson SB connectors as a quick-connect. This makes it very convenient to unplug and relocate as-needed and I can quickly, easily change between my car (which has a dedicated heavy duty accessory power cable I installed), battery clips, and my deep-cycle battery bank without any tools. To help protect the terminals on the back I used a couple inches of 1-inch vinyl tubing with zipties to cover the exposed battery cable connections and prevent accidental short circuit from touching something metal under my seat. It works the same as shrink tubing but was much less expensive and easy to attach with a ziptie so I can remove it if I ever have to replace the battery cables.I would absolutely recommend this power inverter to anyone who needs one, it has very easily powered everything I have tried so far - and if I ever need more power I will be looking to get the next model up of this brand because of how well this one has worked.

Edit 5/24: still going, still flawless. The low idle current (450ma) makes this a good choice for offgrid cabins with small solar/battery systems. I ran everything with this inverter for 10 years and then bought a 1500w GoPower for those few loads that the Xantrex couldn’t handle - a benchtop belt sander, a Harbor Freight pancake compressor and a corded hedge trimmer to be precise. The Xantrex is cabled into my cabin AC wiring and the GoPower runs my attached shop. The price has nearly doubled but then what hasn’t.Edit 4/2020: originally purchased in 2012, moved to my cabin in 2015, it’s still working perfectly and still meets all my needs.EDIT: Several years later:The ground fault interrupter outlet failed after a couple of months of use. I turned something on, heard a pop and the GFI reset button would not reset the device though I tried it and tried it. Much later, a year perhaps, I tried it again and finally the GFI reset button clicked and the inverter started working. I moved it up to my cabin and after several months of use up there I got another GFI trip (though nothing was plugged in to any outlets) and again the reset button would not work. I replaced the GFI outlet with a non-GFI one and the unit is working perfectly (I do not recommend this for anyone else).Note: I reviewed the remote too and noted there that given some wizard skills you can make your own remote using a LAN cable (probably, I already had a cable) and a single pole momentary Normally Open switch. Looking straight into the cable connector end with the tang up, then number the pins 6 5 4 3 2 1 with pin 1 being on the right side. Connecting pins 2 and 4 for at least 1 second will turn on or turn off the inverter. Thus I can keep the remote in the boat and also have one in the cabin.Original review:Installed in my sailboat and it works perfectly. I have a manual transfer switch from a previous inverter install and I reused it for this one. I wired this one using a suicide cable from one of the front outlets to the transfer switch and from there it feeds my AC outlets all over the boat.I've used it quite a lot at anchor and it's worked flawlessly. None of my computers or electronics seem to notice a difference. That includes cordless drill charger, cell phone charger, blue tooth speaker charger, mp3 player charger, etc, etc.I have not run my sideband radio or checked for interference or noise.I highly recommend this unit and will be installing a second one in my cabin.

Worked as intended. I bought it run a ice making machine during camping and also to run Christmas lights. No problems