Power Inverters
We've put this page together to help people select a suitable inverter for their application.
Power output is certainly one of the hardest thing to select, there is money to be wasted by either underpowering or overpowering your system, below is a table showing typical outputs of some equipment/appliances you may wish to use:
| Equipment | Power consumption | Continuous power rating of inverter | |||||||
| 300W | 600W | 1000W | 1500W | 2000W | 3000W | 4000W | 6000W | ||
| --- Home and kitchen appliances --- | |||||||||
| Table fan* | 50W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Sewing machine* | 100W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Halogen light** | 100W | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Pedestal fan* | 100W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Blender* | 350W | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Small fridge* | 200W | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Large fridge* | 500W | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Washing machine (no heating)* | 700W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Microwave oven** | 900W | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Coffee maker* | 1200W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Iron | 1500W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Hair dryer* | 1200W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Toaster | 1200W | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Vacuum cleaner* | 2000W | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Dishwasher* | 1500W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Hob | 1500W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Washing machine (with heating)* | 2000W | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Air conditioner* | 3000W | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok |
| Electric oven | 5000W | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ok |
| Continuous power rating of inverter | |||||||||
| --- Audio and video appliances --- | 300W | 600W | 1000W | 1500W | 2000W | 3000W | 4000W | 6000W | |
| 12'' colour LCD TV | 20W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Satellite TV receiver | 30W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| HiFi stereo with CD changer** | 50W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| DVD / Blu-ray player | 50W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| 20'' colour LCD TV | 100W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| 42'' colour LCD TV | 200W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| 100W stereo amplifier** | 200W | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Home theatre system** | 500W | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Active speaker 250W RMS** | 500W | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Active speaker 500W RMS** | 1000W | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Continuous power rating of inverter | |||||||||
| --- Computers and home office --- | 300W | 600W | 1000W | 1500W | 2000W | 3000W | 4000W | 6000W | |
| Mobile phone charger | 5W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Small inkjet printer | 40W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Laptop | 50W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Fax machine | 50W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Desk lamp | 50W | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Desktop computer with 17'' monitor | 400W | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Large laser printer* | 800W | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Continuous power rating of inverter | |||||||||
| --- Power tools and other equipment --- | 300W | 600W | 1000W | 1500W | 2000W | 3000W | 4000W | 6000W | |
| Drill* | 800W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Electric chainsaw* | 1000W | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Electric lawn mover* | 1000W | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Pressure washer* | 1000W | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Grinder* | 2000W | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok |
| Air compressor* | 2000W | - | - | - | - | - | Ok | Ok | Ok |