DBTech 175 Watt Portable Micro Power Inverter With USB Port - 12v AC to 110v DC Car Plug Converter For Your Ipod, iPad, iPhone, Tablet, PSP, DVD Players Laptops Netbooks And cellphones

by DBTech

Product Features

• 175-watt inverter for converting DC to AC 110-120V
• Power electronic gear and appliances while on the road
• Conveniently plugs into car cigarette lighter
• Accessory plug adjusts 45-Degree for convenient placement
• Output Frequency : 60±3Hz / 50±3Hz AC power output Continuous power 175W / Peak power 350W -- USB Output : DC 5V (Max 500mA)

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002LTQFUM
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #13 in Automotive > RV Parts & Accessories > Power & Electrical > Power Inverters
  • #29 in Automotive > Tools & Equipment > Jump Starters, Battery Chargers & Portable Power

Customer Reviews

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a winner!, July 3, 2010

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Zumbachic - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DBTech 175 Watt Portable Micro Power Inverter With USB Port - 12v AC to 110v DC Car Plug Converter For Your Ipod, iPad, iPhone, Tablet, PSP, DVD Players Laptops Netbooks And cellphones (Electronics)

We needed an adapter for our portable DVD (kids broke the cord). None of the "universal" adapters fit our ports, so we began to look at this kind. Many are very low output and do not provide enough continuous output to run a device, only charge it. Very happy with this product. Great continuous output for our needs. Gets a little warm after 4 hours of use (but so does every other device, including the player). Have not tried using the USB port at the same time yet. Takes a little getting used to the bulk of it when plugging in, but green indicator light lets you know when you've got good contact.

Would recommend in a heartbeat!

39 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product!!!!, April 23, 2010

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bistwo (Perry Hall MD) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DBTech 175 Watt Portable Micro Power Inverter With USB Port - 12v AC to 110v DC Car Plug Converter For Your Ipod, iPad, iPhone, Tablet, PSP, DVD Players Laptops Netbooks And cellphones (Electronics)

i bought this so i could watch dvds on my laptop in the car on long trips and it powers my acer aspire 5738z through the regular charger.
USB is great for charging ipods

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, although order of plugging things in might matter, April 9, 2011

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Greg - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DBTech 175 Watt Portable Micro Power Inverter With USB Port - 12v AC to 110v DC Car Plug Converter For Your Ipod, iPad, iPhone, Tablet, PSP, DVD Players Laptops Netbooks And cellphones (Electronics)

Bought this 3-21-11 and have used it once briefly to verify it works.
The first time I plugged the inverter into the cigarette lighter I already had my laptop charger plugged into the inverter and the other end of the charger plugged into the laptop before doing this. That blew the 20 amp fuse in my cigarette lighter. So after putting in another fuse I decided to plug just the inverter in first, then the laptop charger, then the laptop. That worked fine and I tried that several times and it worked fine each time (Dell D600 laptop and charger and laptop which probably draws no more than 90Watts on average)
Possible order matters as the laptop charger appears to have a big capacitor in it and possibly trying to charge that up and power the laptop plugged into the charger draws to much current all at once initially.
Also verified the inverter would drive a 60watt light bulb as well.
Will report back after our vacations this year as to how well it has worked over time.

Greg