As a network news cameraman I have found one universal axiom and that is vehicles the world over are 12v. 12v is the most commonly available power source and with the PowerVerter you can take full advantage of that availability. It this is a top notch device that can save your butt if you are in the broadcast video environment. I just bought two of these guys. They have a effective source of 375w which in this age of digital devices, is ample. I use LED lighting on my location video jobs and have used these guys to power up three LED panels off of one unit and an HD monitor and LiveU off the other while doing live shots for Good Morning America a month ago. A real life saver as we had no power source for the location of our live shots. Just keep the engine running and you have good safe reliable power. And when you are driving, you can plug in your laptop for uninterrupted power to download material while charging the computer. The PowerVereter is really well built and a "must have" for anybody in the broadcast industry.
Great for the car! This converter is so useful for powering things such as a blower to inflate an air mattress to a portable cooler to a laptop. Highly recommended.
The fan is noisy and the alarm sometimes comes on for no reason. kinda scares me somtimes how loud this is. it does it's job, have no problems with it.. its just the noise.
If this inverter goes bad, I would buy another one
on August 18, 2016
Posted by: Rick
from Houston, Tx
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this 375W PowerVerter Ultra-Compact Car Inverter with 2 Outlets and I truly have enjoyed using it. I like the long cord it came with and the two outlets it has. Works well....
Only used the inverter a couple of times so far, but it has worked great. I have used it to power my CPAP unit while at our camp in Northern Ontario. Not too noisy and worked well.
The unit kept shutting down for no reason. Emailed support but they took too long to respond so I return to the place I purchased it. They provided a replacement. I haven't tried the new one.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from tripplite.comBy TrippLitePWR, TrippLitePWR, September 11, 2018
We apologize for the inconvenience, please contact our tech support team if you continue to have problems with the replacement model. 773.869.1234, techsupport@tripplite.com