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Whistler PI-400W 400 Watt Power Inverter

Whistler PI-400W 400 Watt Power InverterBrand: Whistler Radar
Category: Lawn & Patio

List Price: $79.95
Buy New: $41.99
as of 9/10/2010 10:51 CDT details
You Save: $37.96 (47%)

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Seller: Aubuchon Hardware
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 31 reviews
Sales Rank: 2198

Format: CD
Color: Silver
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 3.5 x 11.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: PI400
Model: PI-400W
UPC: 052303403361
EAN: 0052303403361
ASIN: B0002PUIEQ

Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days

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

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Product Description
POWER INVERTER, PI-400, FULL OUTPUT

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


Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 31



5 out of 5 stars Plenty of power   January 1, 2009
Robin S. Watson (Albrightsville,PA.)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

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


5 out of 5 stars Works fine!   June 22, 2009
JB/LB (Ohio)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

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.


5 out of 5 stars GREAT VALUE! excelent product!   July 6, 2009
Anonymous (Plotting)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

ok,..well this is my first day with it, if i have problems later on i guess ill have to update this review but so far heres what we have.

Construction is pretty solid, well made all aluminium housing.
right now im using this and a 12v batter to power my cable modem, router, skype phone and Laptop (Asus EEE 901). Hooked up to a battery tender it seems to be going strong for an hour now.
(im using a 12v SLA 12AH)


The cooling fan KICKS MASSIVE amounts of air..its a strong gust of wind coming out of this thing. Of course its noisy, these inverters are not supposed to be left on all the time so its perfectly understandable. and hey...having a super fan inside this thing will keep heat down..and heat kills. So its the price you have to pay for having something that you wish to function for years and years.

i woudl recommend this to everyone

UPDATE, i am now using a 12 Volt 245 Ah...
thats right i said 245 AH battery...this thing with the right power inverter has the juice to power a PC for a VERY long time.

Maybe ill buy that Cobra 3000watt power inverter next and see what that can do with this battery..



5 out of 5 stars Works Great!   March 8, 2010
Kenneth E. Schmidt (Mililani, HI United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I bought this Item to power my laptop in my truck. It works Great so far and I have no complaints.


5 out of 5 stars Great for camping trips   August 21, 2009
Bill R. (Greenwich, CT)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Took this on a camping trip so I could blow up an air mattress and it worked fine. For low power use (<150W), just plug into 12v outlet in the car. For >150W, you have to connect it directly to the battery with the supplied clips. Worked perfectly. Small, light, not bothered about any fan noise there might be.

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