Product Description

New Coleman Power Inverters let you bring modern convenience anywhere you go. Got an AC appliance or electronic you can't live without? Take it with! Coleman Power Inverters are the small, compact and reliable way to turn 12-volt DC power into the juice that runs all your AC conveniences. Each features: Over / under-voltage protection... automatically shuts off when input exceeds 15 volts or dips below 9.7; Circuit breaker shuts off until shorts are fixed; Overload protection and thermal protection for safety; Low-voltage alarm when your battery dips below 10.3 volts (and the auto shut-off will kick in after that). Choose the model that suits your power needs. Order ONLINE today! AVAILABLE SEPERATELY: Other Wattage inverters - word search in our store for 'Inverter'. 400W Constant / 800W Peak Inverter with 2 outlets; 12-volt power socket and hardwire kit to battery included. 6 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 2" and weighs 2 lbs. Comes with blow-molded plastic case for protection and portability.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49604 in Home Improvement
• Color: Gray
• Brand: Coleman
• Model: PMP400
• Released on: 2007-04-01
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 2.00" w x 7.00" l, 3.00 pounds

Features

• Turns your 12-volt DC power into 110/120-volt houshold power
• 400-watts continuous power and 800-watts of peak power
• Dual grounded AC outlets with protective covers
• Powered two ways: your vehicle's 12-volt power port, or direct battery hook up
• Includes short circuit protection, overload protection, over and under voltage protection

From the Manufacturer
The Coleman Power Inverter converts your car or truck's 12-volt DC power into convenient AC Household Power. Coleman's powerful line of Power Inverters include this extremely useful 400 Watt model. Coleman is known for quality and supports its full line of Inverters with a Two-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

A Proven Hurricane Veteran
Just before Hurricane Charley and his 2 sisters rubbed up against the Orlando area a couple years ago, I bought the Coleman 400 Watt Inverter. We lost our power for 5 days at a time.

Clamping this unit directly to the battery and closing the hood, I ran an extension cord into the house and plugged a 3-way into the end. We could run 3 12in. oscillating fans all night and sleep comfortably!

Most fans draw less than 1 amp per hour, so the draw on the battery is minimal. Just fire up the car (sitting in the AC) for a few minutes and the battery is topped off.

I went this route because the generator method has too many negatives for me: Theft or worse, fumes or worse, and the incessant noise. This can make your neighbors more than a little testy, especially if they have no power at all. And as always happens, the more you have the more you want. All we really needed was a way to cool off and cold drinks. The cooling off problem resolved, we turned to cooling food and drinks. This is easy. Freeze clean gallon milk jugs with drinkable water. As it melts, you've got cold water! (Unlike tornadoes, hurricanes let you know they are coming; you have time to prepare.) All of your cold stuff will be cold already so the ice chest and frozen water will work fine for a good many days. 2 ice chests lets you go get more stuff without it thawing or melting before you get back home. We use a Coleman stove outside for cooking and making coffee. The coffee became a huge hit with the neighbors! We use battery operated lights instead of candles. Candles are a no no! Not much light, unwanted heat and a real fire hazard. Candles are for romance. A boom box will run forever on batteries as long as you don't use the cd or cassette player. and lastly, we have a small battery operated TV. We are news junkies.

Here's how to figure how many amps you are drawing off your car battery:
Amps X Volts(120)= Watts. Examples: .5amps X 120volts = 60 Watts. 3amps X 120volts = 360 Watts. That's the limit for this 400 Watt Inverter, so forget your big ticket items.

Nix on Powermate 400
I have owned a Powermate 400 for 26 months and used it for probably not over 20 hours supplying a VCR (50W) on two vacations. The last time I used it I turned off the VCR and the inverter fault light started blinking and you could smell smoke coming from same. Being two months over warranty there is no adjustment. I feel that I should have gotten more service than I did and would recommend not taking a chance on this product.

Great inverter!
I have used many of these inverters, all with great success. They work well and last a long time. I've opened many of them up before and they are well built. The company who makes them for Coleman constantly improves the design.

In response to the other reviewer: Your box fan is an inductive load. Motors require heavy currents to start up. Also, the noise you noticed is related to the most likely problem: these inverters output a Modified Sine Wave, and not a pure sine wave like what comes out of your ac outlet. This is why the box fan did not work; it likely had nothing to do with the available of the inverter. So, you should either get a DC fan or get a Pure sine wave inverter. Note that Pure sine wave inverters are much more expensive!