Inverter fan

molly 2

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I have just got a new inverts ,is it faulty .should the fan run from start up this one dose not ? ,When it dose start it runs very slowly no fan noise at all . It's a 300 w from Aldi . thanks
 
Ring the Aldi helpline the are quite good if faulty they will arrange a in store swap

Alf
 
Sounds perfectly normal to me :dance:

I have a Sterling Pro Power Q 350w Inverter Sterling Power - Pro Power Q 12v, 350w Inverter [PN: I12350]

The fan on it only comes on once the load increases and or when the temperature rises, starts off slowly and increases if needed.

If just running / charging the laptop or running the TV and satellite then it doesn`t come on.
 
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Most likely the inverter fan is under thermostatic control, it only runs when it gets to a certain temperature that is only when actually needed. A good idea because a constantly running fan can be an irritant and uses a bit of power.
 
harrow said:
Some of the reviews are not very good.

:sad::sad::sad:
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i checked out reviews main complaint was leads coming of as mine did, sorted with a crimp, crocodile clips are very flimsy .
 
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molly 2 said:
I have just got a new inverts ,is it faulty .should the fan run from start up this one dose not ? ,When it dose start it runs very slowly no fan noise at all . It's a 300 w from Aldi . thanks
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Fan will not run until inverter comes under load. As this is a fairly small inverter a fairly light load run for a short time should heat it up and start the fan or the alarm.
 
Thanks for replys. I put a 300 w camping hair dryer on worked fine fan come on as people said.Then put my camera battery on charge ,checked after a couple of Hours battery charged but a smell of burning picked up the inverter it went bang van filled with smoke ,burnt out inverter ,got my money back no problem . Lesson learnt.
 
molly 2 said:
Thanks for replys. I put a 300 w camping hair dryer on worked fine fan come on as people said.Then put my camera battery on charge ,checked after a couple of Hours battery charged but a smell of burning picked up the inverter it went bang van filled with smoke ,burnt out inverter ,got my money back no problem . Lesson learnt.
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You can get 12v hair driers,there not fantastic but they do work,a towel uses no lecy and they work very well.
 
Alf said:
Trev a small gas blow torch and a towel excellent when wilding

Alf
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Or just dry your hair over the top of your smoldering inverter.

The same inverters had reviews of them going up in smoke.

:wacko::wacko::wacko:
 
I have to admit a hairdryer is a luxury I am unwilling to give up...unruly hair otherwise! But I found that having the van heater blowing on high worked fairly well! My husband laughs about it but then he has no hair!! 😂😂
 
Whilst still on the same subject, my inverter fan never switches on.

It is a Nikkai 300w, use it for charging cordless razor, laptop, phones & torches. Sometimes, all at once. It can get quite hot, at which stage I unplug it.

I've a feeling the fan may be faulty. Has anyone an idea how I can test it??.
 
spigot said:
Whilst still on the same subject, my inverter fan never switches on.

It is a Nikkai 300w, use it for charging cordless razor, laptop, phones & torches. Sometimes, all at once. It can get quite hot, at which stage I unplug it.

I've a feeling the fan may be faulty. Has anyone an idea how I can test it??.
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The items you are putting on for charging are very unlikely to
add up to more than 20W or so. Probably not sufficient to trigger
off the fan. You need to plug in something say around 200W to give it a
real work out ie test, keeping your ear near it to listen for the fan to cut in whilst
keeping a close eye on it just in case it doesn't, and needs to be quickly unplugged/switched off.
 
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