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Xantrex Technologies 851-0401 XPower Plus 400-Watt Inverter | 
| Brand: Xantrex
Category: Lawn & Patio
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Rating:  8 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4 x 2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 851-0401
Model: 851-0401
UPC: 715535111618
EAN: 0715535111618
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| Features:
| • | Provides up to 400-watts of AC power | | • | Converts 12-volts of DC power from a vehicle battery into 115-volts of AC power | | • | Two AC outlets to operate two devices at once | | • | Automatic shutdown protection against overload, over-temperature, and low or high battery conditions | | • | DC terminals for a vehicle DC socket or direct battery connection |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 Works well January 27, 2007
B. Fine (Atlanta, GA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
So far I have only used it to power my laptop through the cigarette lighter, but it worked well on an 8 hour trip and never once gave me any trouble. I especially like the small size and intelligent fan that only turns on under heavy load. You can keep this under the seat all the time and it's there when you need it.
Just Right November 11, 2008
R. Bertucci (Mississippi)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This Xantrex 400-Watt Inverter is very nice and would strongly recommend it.
I have an old car and needed to wire it directly to the battery because of my older smaller wires in the dash. Other than Rewiring I have no problems with this little power house. I am in college and been finding my self sitting in my car surfing the internet and doing some classwork then my Laptop battery would go dead in about 3-5hrs... This little 400-Watt inverter has no problems powering my Laptop and recharging the batteries. I can sit for 2hrs running off my car battery (850cca) and not drain it or have to start engine to recharge because of low battery. The Unit does not pull much for a laptop but it does Pull More when charging the laptop battery and running it. I found the Fan not so noisy, a little radio drowns it out. (no louder than the Ac fan on low or medium) I have notice when my laptop battery is full and no longer charging the Inverter slows and even stops the fan because of a lighter load. The Fan only comes on when a moderate Load is their, otherwise it is dead silent and the little green light is on. Like I said the fan has turned off before with the laptop plugged in.
I have 3 other Xantrex products and never had a problem with them. It is a very good product, built strong, and last long.
I have not done any heavy testing on it, but a 100Watt incandescent work light light bulb and laptop running full speed does not phase this 400-Watt inverter. I have had them both on and for over and hour and still had 12+ volts in the car battery. I have a 25min drive to college and back every day and I just plug my laptop in and let it charge as I go to and from school. I have no problems with it and would definitely recommend it for the traveling Laptopers.
A laptop does pull down some power and I fear any thing less than a 200watt inverter would struggle under the constant load of a laptop. The two electrical outlets are convenient, for other small electrical applications that you may need to plug in, like a printer for example.
My Car is old and when I first plugged it in the Cig lighter it only worked for 10mins then the 11.00 Volt alarm would sound,and it is very loud and does not shut up until the voltage gets about 11.50volts for about 1min... This is why I had to ReWire my car (very old) and now with a new hot wire off the battery I have no low voltage alarm.
Pros: Powerful, quiet when not in moderate use, small, convenient, extremely portable, Fan turns off when no load (so you do not have to unplug or turn off ever time you stop using it)
Cons: low voltage 11.00volt alarm is ear shattering, Internal Fan is evident when on.
Does heavy work with no problem July 15, 2009
W. Engelken (Houston, TX)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good size, fan is not very noisy and other users indicate longivity with Xantrex products.
I have only used the unit two times; first to see if it worked via cigarette lighter, and second to hook up a Milwaukee Power tool charger for recharging a M18 Lithium-ion battery (Xantrex hooks directly to auto battery via clamps). Worked great!
With 320 continuous watts (400 surge) the unit had no problem meeting the requirements of the Milwaukee charger (300 continous watts). Before I purchased, I called Xantrex to get their opinion on the model and my application. They said it shoud handle it with no problem. It took less than 30 minutes to recharge a battery that was half discharged (M18 batteries have 4 indicator lights to let you know what's left). I watched it carefully to make sure nothing got hot since it was 97 degrees in the garage but the unit never indicated warm to hot air at the fan exhaust. It didn't drain the auto battery much during the 30 minutes.
Very Impressed ... a solid recommendation.
Inverter Review April 22, 2009
RVer (Sacramento, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was looking for a cost effective device to allow me to watch the TV news in my motorhome when we didn't have access to 120 volt AC power. It is small and powerful enough to accomplish that. I am satisfied with the purchase.
Mine has worked great each time I have used it. December 19, 2009
Roy L. Peterson (Lake Orion, MI USA)
It has worked great each time I have used it. I used it for 4 hours one day with no problems.
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