Customer Reviews

Wagan 2016-6 700 Watt Continuous Power Slim Line AC Inverter

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I gave this product 3 stars because it didn't come with an adapter for the cigarette lighter. It would've helped to include that with the description. I wanted more power available for plugging in items in the car. I returned this to Amazon for a refund.

Apparently, 400 watts is the max for a car to supply. I have the 400 watt inverter and it works well.

It's a cheap 700W inverter, but definitely works well enough. I haven't measured the true power output, but it cranks out 300W all day with no problems. The waveform generator isn't the best in world (to be expected at this price point) so some of my AC-DC inverters (for example, my laptop's) emit a bit of a hum, but the waveform is sinusoidal enough to run them without problem and I don't have any worries about damaging them.

It has an low-battery shutoff, an over-volatage detector, and its own fuses so it should be able to protect itself, your electronics, and your vehicle's battery without problem.

My only real gripe is that even at this price point, the provided cables should be twice as long. However, longer ones are available for not much coin.

Just as a note for people in the market for inverters, any inverter over 200W needs to be directly connected to the battery, regardless of what the manufacturer claims. This inverter will NOT plug into your lighter or accessory socket and nor should you try it, unless you like blowing fuses.

I wasn't paying attention when I bought this unit (700 watt) and assumed it had a cig adapter that I could simply plug in. It doesn't (and yes, I see from the description that it never said that it did). That said, it's super-easy to clamp on to the car battery and it worked really well. I did not hard-wire it in to use while the vehicle was moving-- just while stopped.

Takeaway- good unit, but don't buy if you need the cig adapter.