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I have been reading through some of the old posts as Im looking to get an inverter, but still bloomin confused!
what I want to know is what sort of thing can I run off this lidl inverter?
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl ... _10208.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
it seems very cheap and Im suspecting that its for low watt items but Ive no idea how much a tv/dvd player would use?
Any help is always appreciated.

It does what it says on the box, 150 Watts continuous power output.
Your appliaces you want to run will have their power rating marked on them somewhere, usually on a label on the back.

Personally, I think inverters are pretty pointless in a camper - they can't run higher powered items, and most lower powered items are better served by a 12v adaptor, as you'll generally be inverting the voltage up to 240AC just to transform it back down to 12-20V DC anyway.

horns wrote:Personally, I think inverters are pretty pointless in a camper - they can't run higher powered items, and most lower powered items are better served by a 12v adaptor, as you'll generally be inverting the voltage up to 240AC just to transform it back down to 12-20V DC anyway.

Strange, I run a 1400w microwave off of mine.

I mean the kind of cheap portable ones such as the OP mentions - I'm aware you can get more powerful ones (although I'd question how practical they are in terms of battery life).