A common question I get asked is how to choose the right inverter for someone’s particular set up. Of course that’s a hard question to answer without knowing a couple of factors – number one, what do you want to power with your inverter and number two, how much battery power do you have on hand!? Another important note is that these days it is definitely worth buying a pure sine wave inverter. Older, cheaper inverters are often ‘modified square wave’ types that don’t output particularly clean power and they’re not ideal for many tools or sensitive electronics as they can cause the device to heat up and run inefficiently or possibly even damage them! Adventure Kings inverters are all pure sine wave so you can rely on them to provide smooth, reliable power, just like your power points at home.

First a little background on 240V inverters and how they work! An inverter takes your 12V deep cycle battery power and outputs 240V AC just like your power points at home – this opens up plenty of opportunities to use more appliances or tools from home wherever you are – whether it is a computer, power tools, or even a proper coffee machine. When picking an inverter the first consideration is the power output or overall capacity of the unit. You want one that’s powerful enough to run everything you want to power without being too big that’ll you’ll never use it at full capacity or to its full potential!

You want to size your inverter to the load you’re expecting to power – AC inverters are most efficient when they’re being used between around 30% of rated power and almost full power – this is not only because of the actual power conversion not being 100% efficient (inverter efficiency varies depending on the conditions, but Kings inverters are at least 85% efficient!) but also just sitting idle, inverters do use some power. Let’s say that they use 1Amp from your 12V Deep Cycle Battery while powered up but not being used – one amp at 12 volts is equal to 12 watts of power. That means even if it were 100% efficient and you plugged in a 12W phone charger, the inverter would actually be using 24W from the battery to power the 12W appliance. At worst efficiency of 85% it would be using about 26W of power to power a 12W charger. Adventure Kings inverters are highly efficient across most of their usage range, because they’re pure sine wave.

Adventure Kings have three very high quality pure sine wave inverters in the range – there’s a 500W inverter, a 1500W inverter and a 3000W inverter. When choosing an inverter you want to pick the correct size based on what you plan to run from it. Generally power inverters are most efficient when they’re used to power items that are around 30 to 90% of their total power output. So that means a 500W inverter is perfect for a laptop, charging a drone battery and running smaller power items – for example charging phones, cameras or tablets. If we’re being technical it is a good choice to power appliances between around 130W and 500W. the Adventure Kings 500W inverter has a single 240V AC output as well as a 5V 2A high power USB.

The Adventure Kings 1500W inverter is the most popular in the range because it can efficiently run plenty of different appliances across a broad power range. Using a third of its power (or 500W) means it is again suitable for a laptop, camera or drone but it is also able to power those high power appliances right the way up to coffee machine or induction cooktops. While the 3000W Pure sine wave inverter is perfect for really power hungry setups where you might want to run multiple powerful appliances at the same time, so It’ll run most efficiently between around 1000W to 3000W making it perfect for running coffee machines or inductions cooktops but also allows you to easily run powerful tools or multiple appliances at the same time. Both the 1500W and 3000W Kings inverter have twin 240V AC power sockets, meaning you’re able to run multiple items at the same time without needing double adapters.

Each of the Adventure Kings Inverter models will put out peak power twice as high as the rated power, so you could momentarily pull 1000W, 3000W and 6000W respectively – perfect if your appliances have a high surge power on star up! Plus they’re all remote ready so you can tuck them away in your vehicle and still easily turn them on and off as needed. The front panel has an LED illuminated on off switch as well as a speaker to alert you to any issues, plus the Adventure Kings inverter remote switch also includes a speaker and led indicator lights so you’re able to monitor your power inverter from a distance!

So to sum up, always aim to choose a pure sine wave inverter that way you know that the power output will match the high quality, smooth and reliable power that you get out of your power points at home. This will ensure your sensitive electronics are not damaged and will prevent your tools or equipment from overheating or running inefficiently! Next, really think about what you want to power and then choose the inverter that suits best – there’s no need to buy the biggest most powerful or expensive inverter there is! At the end of the day there’s a reason the Adventure Kings 1500W inverter is so popular – it can easily run most high powered appliances and still efficiently run lower power items too. But if all you’re running is a laptop or charging a camera, definitely check out the Kings 500W pure sine wave inverter!