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Desk top fan


Can anybody tell me why a 600watt inverter wont run a 50watt fan. Battery is fully charged.

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Is the inverter switched on?

Does it work with anything else?

Cheers, John.



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Might have to connect another load to trigger the inverter into providing an output. They some times need a reasonable load to start up.

Alternatively, if it is a Modified Square Wave inverter, electric motors do not like them, as a general statement. Make sure the fan is set to highest speed and try again.

Also good to plug in something like a desk lamp to check is the inverter is putting out.

Iza

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Izabarack wrote:

Also good to plug in something like a desk lamp to check is the inverter is putting out.

Iza


 That does not mean any desk lamp. It needs to be one with a 40 W incandescent globe.



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I Have a cheap 150 or 300w? Inverter. (for yonk's).

It runs the std 12\15in Household fans in van from Solar\2 x 100a AGM's.
With lights and Teev\Box. Waterpump.
Around 12\14 yrs now.
Just the std $25 Woolies\Coles fans.

Skinny wiring maybe?.



-- Edited by macka17 on Saturday 4th of November 2017 07:28:15 PM

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My inverter (2000W) also will not run our fan so we only use fan in CPs. Must be the fan motor design I reckon. No one could tell me why it would not run this particular fan but electrician thought it was the cheap inverter design or the cheap fan motor design. (I'm a cheapskate). Apart from the fan, our inverter will run everything else.

Good Luck.

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hako wrote:

My inverter (2000W) also will not run our fan so we only use fan in CPs. Must be the fan motor design I reckon. No one could tell me why it would not run this particular fan but electrician thought it was the cheap inverter design or the cheap fan motor design. (I'm a cheapskate). Apart from the fan, our inverter will run everything else.

Good Luck.


 Me too hako.biggrin

Aussie Paul. smile



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