Black & Decker PI100AB 100-Watt Power Inverter
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Product Description
BLACK & DECKER PI100AB 100-WATT POCKET INVERTER
Feature
- The Black & Decker 100-Watt power inverter features AC and USB power outlets to recharge personal electronics
- Converts vehicle's 12-Volt DC power into household 115-Volt AC power
- LED indicator shows power and fault conditions; low battery shutdown prevents total battery drain
- Accessory plug adjusts 45-Degree for convenient placement
- 10-by-6.4-by-1.9-Inch at 2.7-Pound
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CustomerReviews
Noise level
I've had this unit for a year and love it. It is noisy when it starts and stops but it levels out. We often run two of them in my van since it has a back cigarette lighter also. I've found the reliability of this unit to be exceptional. I also love the USB slot on it.
Happy with mine.
I got this inverter elsewhere. I'm very happy with it, and I was very amused to see other reviews complaining about how noisy it is. This inverter will power my laptop just fine, as well as charge my blackberry via USB. The noise is acceptable to me. I'm a guy, and I like things that plug into power and make a whirring noise. It makes a whirring noise, so I know it's on, and the green light comes on when it's plugged in to let me know it's providing power to whatever I have plugged into it.
If you have a medium or larger laptop, heed my warning: If you're looking to charge your laptop from a dead battery, this will do it, provided you don't do something stupid like turn the laptop on while it's charging. You have a choice: You can keep the laptop powered by this inverter while your battery is at full power, or you can charge your dead laptop while it's powered off. You will probably ruin the inverter or pop its fuse if you try to charge your dead laptop AND power it at the same time.
Saved my money
I was planning to buy Car charger for my two cell phones, Ipod, Digital Camera Charger,video camera charger; but cost for each of them was a big factor, then i got to know about black and decker inverter; It solved all of my problem. The price is quite reasonalble.
Charges all of the device quite efficiently.
Advise, it has low hissing sound; so if you are listening to soft music with your ipod connected, it might spoil the mood. Incase of Ipod first charge it
Defective
I bought one of these for a recent road trip to Yellowstone. When I plugged it in to the cigarette lighter, it did make a somewhat loud fan noise, but I didn't mind it very much and found that positioning (turning it on its side, or upside down) reduced the noise. However, after having my laptop plugged in for playing movies, the laptop died from a low battery--I figured it just wasn't powerful enough since my laptop draws 90W and the 100W on this inverter is a max value, vice sustained. So I next plugged in my cell phone charger, only to have my cell phone battery go completely dead a few hours later. I thought maybe the regular outlet plug wasn't working, so I tried charging my Blackberry using the USB port, and it too would not charge. Long story short, mine didn't work at all. I will be returning it soon and getting one with a higher max wattage.
Too noisy.
I had this inverter but it was stolen out of my car and I am glad it was stolen. It was very loud. I would have to shift it around to get it to quiet down. I wish I had returned it before the time limit I had for returning it. You can find something a little quieter.
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