Customer Reviews

Jensen JP20 160-Watt DC-to-AC Power Inverter

5 star:		(35)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(6)

 

 

Took it on a weeklong roadtrip in a 12 passenger van. Plugged it right into a cigarette lighter, then plugged in a Belkin powerstrip with 8 plugs (not grounded of course). Worked perfectly to charge several mobile phones, AA rechargeable batteries for a digital camera, a playstation portable, iPods, and a laptop, all at the same time in many instances. Very convenient when you don't have access to a power outlet on the road on a regular basis. Would highly recommend this instead of spending and keeping track of multiple cigarette adapters for portable gadgets.

On a side note, just to be on the safe side, I'd use the high battery drain devices only when the engine is running (laptop/tv/dvd). The product does claim to have safety measures against leaving you stranded with a dead car battery, but better safe than sorry!

I purchased this for various uses in our mini-van (DVD players, satellite radio, etc). It has performed flawlessly with no issues. It does not get hot (as others do) and operates quietly (as other products don't).

Another strong feature is the fact that the fuse is a standard auto fuse which is VERY easy to find. Other products contain fuses which cause you to do massive searches on the internet to find a replacement.

I highly recommend this product.

I used to have an AC outlet in my old car; now that I have a new one I thought my days of sitting back driving and letting the kids watch movies was over. Not so with this item. It provides enough power to run my 13 inch tv. I've had it for a month and I haven't had any problems with it. I recommend it to anyone seeking to put an outlet in their car; for just about any device.

I've been using this unit for a few weeks to power a portable CD/MP3 player that already had an AC power adapter. It has performed flawlessly under that light load, and I am very satisfied. It is solidly made. It gets warm to the touch but not hot when plugged in. I followed the manual's recommendation to unplug it or turn it off when I start the engine; when I turn it on it emits a loud tone for half a second but is totally silent after that.

My old Saab has a slightly smaller cigarette lighter socket than most American cars so I was a little worried that the cigarette lighter plug might not fit, but it works just fine. The built-in fuse is a standard automobile fuse, which should be easy to replace should it ever fail.

This unit powers my 17" (power draining) laptop just fine. I use it in my travels with my "Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator". I use this rather than one of the many small GPS devices, as I can't see them very well, and this unit has "Voice Prompt", so I rarely need to look at it anyway. I know that there are small "Voice Prompt" GPS units out there, but none under $80.00, that I can search the Web on. The unit gets warm to the touch, but not hot. A good value for the money!

Works great. Much cheaper than buying the Dell car plug for my lap top, which cost $100.

I've said to people that I may have gotten more out of this power inverter than any other purchase I've made.

I bought my Jensen in 2002 for a trip down to Florida from New York. It's been in my car ever since. I love gadgets and I always have something to plug in or charge. I never buy car chargers for anything.

This power inverter accompanied me on a 7.5 month road trip from 10/2002 - 06/2003. I used it to play movies on my laptop, charge phones, cameras etc.

It's funny to write a review for a power inverter, but trust me - this thing works! I've had it for 5 years now and it works great!

We used this device on a roadtrip from Los Angeles to Portland and back. Primary use for this device was to power the laptop and the gps receiver. Yes and the cellphone. This inverter worked 24/7 without a problem - it got hot but never made any noise at all. The only negative point is the converter switched off when we stopped the car engine. But this is to protect the battery not to get sucked empty. Car builders: make a 110 volts outlet a standard in cars.

I must agree with the other excellent reviews. Took this with me on a trip to power my laptop and my mp3 player. Not only was there no noise (I had read other reviews of similar products saying they were loud), but the unit did not get hot at all. Although I've only used it for about 6 hours total (about 3 hours max continuous usage) I am very pleased to have made the purchase.

I love this accessory I use it when I am traveling to recharge my phone and laptop. Not only in my car but in some airplanes too, American Airlines has DC outlets so you can plug it in and recharge your laptop during your flight instad of running out of battery in the middle of your flight.