Customer Reviews

Black & Decker 100-Watt Inverter VEC1044BD

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought one of these at Walmart for around $15 when I couldn't find my no-name inverters. This one has worked great, I take it on every plane trip I go on. Normally I use this to power my laptop ($15 for an inverter is better than 50-100 for a laptop-specific DC power adapter, if you can even find one). One time when the battery was low, the inverter kept shutting itself off. It would work for a few seconds, then quit until I unplugged + plugged it back in. My theory is that when the laptop battery was extremely low, the power adapter was drawing more wattage than this little inverter could handle. Other than that one time, I've had no problems. Has a little fan noise, normally not noticeable. Definitely recommended, nicer (better built) than the no-name inverters I've tried.

I believe that if everyone would put one of these in their car they would wonder how they did without. Many uses including laptop charge, cell phone, and cordless drills. The noise that the other reviewer refers to is from the fan keeping the unit cool.

Excellent product as it is small, light and without an unnecessary power cord. The bending head is ideal for getting the connected power cord out of the way in a vehicle. Replaces a big & bulky unit that I used to use.

I really liked this product when I first bought it. Then the internal fan started making funny noises (much louder than the operating noise). I exchanged it for a new one. The new unit was much quieter than the previous unit, but then started making the same noisy fan. It seems the fan is wobbly and takes a little tapping to get the fan back to the normal alignment.

I'm taking it back again

This works fine, the only reason I gave it 4 stars was because it is a bit loud, meaning the fan.

Our deep cycle battery and this unit do not get along. I wanted to use it at our cabin, but the shutoff is too sensitive. The light turns red as soon as you put a load on it. I have a much cheaper 40W unit that works better.

home depot sold it cheeper and it also made alot of noise probly will burn out early worked good enough to run a dewalt batery charger

Works great with my laptop since I work from my truck. The newer gray model from black and decker is garbage. it charges fine.. but every time I start my truck it has to be unplugged for 10 seconds to reset it! or it stays in protection mode. So I had to go online to find the older Orange model that I know works great!

Does exactly what it is meant for. I bought
this to replace an el cheapo inverter I bought
at Sams...which literally burned up on me.
I decided to go with a higher quality product
after that. (The laptop that I connected to
the snap/crackle/pop el cheapo inverter
never was quite right after that incident.)

The only downside of this product is that its
fan is noisy.

Works as advertised. I'm able to power my laptop on road trips with no problems. Can also use to power portable dvd player, cell phone etc. Only has one outlet but that is fine for most use. I like how it plugs right into the outlet without any additional cables. Quality seems very good for the price. There is a slight fan noise but not bad when you have the radio going etc.