Whistler PI-400W 400 Watt Power Inverter

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Product Features

• 400 Watt continuous power, with 800 Watt peak power
• Plugs into cigarette lighter socket
• Electronic circuit protection, and cooling fan
• Overload, short-circuit, and temperature protection
• Includes battery cables

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 3.5 x 11.5 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002PUIEQ
• Item model number: PI-400W
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #356 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Bestsellers in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Whistler PI-400 400 Watt power inverter allows you to run some AC appliances right from your car, boat or RV. Perfect for weekend use and life on the road. They're also great for power outages.

400 Watts continuous power to run AC appliances right from your car, boat or RV. Click to enlarge.

Two separate outlets. Click to enlarge.

Connects directly to your vehicle's battery. Click to enlarge.

Whistler Power Inverters
For many of us, a vehicle is more than just transportation. It can be a mobile office, communications or entertainment center, or simply an expression of our personality. Whistler products are designed to make the time you spend in your vehicle more productive, more fulfilling, safer, or just simply more fun. Whistler's mission is to provide products that improve your driving experience.

Whistler offers a complete line of DC to AC inverters ranging in capacity from 100 Watts to 3000 Watts. These inverters offer advanced technology, dependable operation and will provide years of reliable service when used in accordance with their operating instructions.

PI-400 Features

• Full Output Power--Other inverters have reduced output over time.
• High Surge
• Cooling fan
• Ground Fault Sensing
• 20 Amp Power Requirement--at rated output

Electronic Circuit Protection

• Overload Protection
  Inverter will automatically shut down if load exceeds inverter rating.
  
  
• Smart Surge Control
  Inverter will attempt to start loads above the continuous rating for up to 10 seconds.
  
  
• Voltage Protection
  Whenever the input exceeds 15 volts DC or is less than 10 volts, the inverter will automatically shutdown.
  
  
• Short Circuit Protection
  Automatically shuts down until short circuit is removed.
  
  
• Thermal Cutoff
  Automatically shuts down if internal temperature exceeds safe design parameters.

What's in the Box
Whistler PI-400 400 Watt power inverter, User's Manual

Product Description

400 Watt Mobile Power Inverter Converts 12V DC to 110V AC provides 800 Watt peak power. Provides various kinds of Protection like Voltage protection, Short-circuit protection, Overload protection to Devices.

Main Features

Manufacturer: Whistler Group, Inc

Manufacturer Part Number: PI-400W

Manufacturer Website Address: www.whistlergroup.com

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Unit I Had Wasn't Up To Snuf, September 14, 2009

By	John P. Penning (Springfield, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had previously purchased a Xantrex 851-400 inverter to run in conjunction with a marine battery so as to power lights for my jewelry booth at Art Fairs. I was very happy with it but when I decided to expand my use of lights, necessitating a second battery and a second inverter, for whatever reason I decided to try the Whistler PI-400W and save a whopping $7.55. Big mistake. The Xantrex will operate flawlessly for 2 days sucking enough juice out of that marine battery to operate 75 watts of CFL bulbs for 8-10 hours each day. The Whistler worked well for the first day but kick off after 2 hours of the second. The first time that it happened I rationalized that perhaps I hadn't fully charged the second marine battery but after making sure to test it again with both batteries on successive weekends, I got the same result both times. The moral of the story is that Amazon does a great job of refunding your money during the first 30 days and don't get cheap when making your purchase. If you find a product that does the job well that you need it to do, pay the man!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of power, January 1, 2009

By	Robin S. Watson (Albrightsville,PA.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Plenty of power to power a 13 inch crt TV in my semi truck with just a cigarette lighter plug.Only drawback is at startup my truck must be running to turn the TV on.After that it has plenty of power and i can turn off the engine.Perhaps i have to hook it up directly to the batteries to get more power ,which i will be doing with the supplied cable

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works fine!, June 21, 2009

By	JB/LB "Jay & Lee" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

I purchased this product to blow up an air mattress while out camping at Cook Forest, PA. It worked fine with the two large air mattresses. It does state to not use it to charge devices such as cell phones. I used it for my cell phone and it did charge it but the phone started to act up a little. The phone is working fine now so I'm not sure if the problem came from the inverter or not.