Schumacher PI-200 Instant Power DC to AC Power Inverter - 200 Watts

by Schumacher

Product Features

• 200-watt power inverter with 400-watt peak surge power
• Has LED indicator and convenient on/off switch
• Includes 12-volt cigarette lighter and accessory plug
• Features a high-speed cooling fan and overload protection with a low battery alarm
• 115-volt AC power for running computers, cell phones, lights, power tools, television, radios, and CD players

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CRKAGU
• Item model number: PI-200
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,227 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)

Product Description

This 200-watt power inverter has a built-in high speed cooling fan and overload protection shuts down the unit if the continuous load exceeds the recommended wattage. With the help of this inverter you can have 115-volt AC power anywhere with a 12-volt DC power supply. It's basically a DC to AC power converter and is ideal for running computers, cell phones, lights, power tools, television, radios, and CD players in cars, trucks and boats. This inverter protects against damaging current fluctuations and features a low battery alarm to protect the power source battery.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has never let me down, August 14, 2007

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Michael Everett (Santa Monica) - See all my reviews
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I use a power inverter to charge my cell phone, my air mattress pump, my cameras, and my laptop while on the road. The first inverter I bought lasted all of maybe two days, so to replace it I resolved to do more thorough research. When I checked out Schumacher's site, I discovered they had a vast line of power supply equipment, much of it for industrial use. My assumption was their small consumer inverters would be built to industrial standards as well and might last longer than my first one. I was not disappointed.

The PI-200 has been my constant traveling companion over thousands of miles of roads and has never failed me, plus it has about as many features as you could ask for. 200 watts is more than enough for charging the items that travel with me. It also features a low battery alarm should it drain the source battery below a certain level. But don't think that means you can continue to pull power through your car's cigarette lighter after the car is shut down for the simple reason that turning off your ignition also turns off the power to your cigarette lighter.

The workaround for this would be to find an adaptor going from a female cigarette lighter to two clips. Then attach the clips to the battery and plug into the other end of the adaptor. Then keep your inverter handy and shut it off if and when the low battery alarm goes off.

Built like a tank.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed, October 5, 2008

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Daniel S. Goleach - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schumacher PI-200 Instant Power DC to AC Power Inverter - 200 Watts (Misc.)

I work out of a truck all day with no radio. I have to rely on a battery operated radio. But with this inverter, I just have to plug it in to the cigarett lighter and I have radio all day. It's super.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Power Inverter, March 3, 2009

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S. Shutt (Sioux Falls, SD) - See all my reviews
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I keep this in the car. Haven't used it more than a couple of times, but
is handy to have when I need it! I could use more watts, but fine for laptop, phone, etc. More versitle than the individual car chargers, and less money in the long run!