Geewiz Branded Inverters

[isie]

Hi Guys
How are these Geewiz branded inverters?
I see they selling these all in one units (300w modified Sine , 600W Modified Sine , 300W Pure Sine ) which per my calculations cost more or less the same if i built it myself.
I Only need it for TV and a media player -so total usage is under 100W (i'm really overestimating but probably 60/70W) so a 300w would be ok and not really worried about modified / pure sine as I'm currently using a 2000VA UPS modified sine on the TV and no issues (unless there's any reason to spend 200-500 more for more wats or a pure sine) - it actually goes for around 3 hours(keeping batteries just about 40% reserve) so ok ish for a typical load shedding but if you in Welties once load shedding is over they always seem to Trip something else so lights stays off for like 8 hours
I could mod the one i got but i do need it so the kids can watch tv as well and it's still under warranty.

 

[ProAsm]

Well for what it's worth, I have a 300 watt inverter from Makro (R499) with a 102 A/H battery and it runs a separate circuit in my house which feeds 6 x 11 watt lights (switchable) and my 55" TV set + SD-PVR which during load shedding is approx 160 watts, around 13 amps off the battery and testing it during a 4 hour break, it ran for exactly 3.5 hours.
System has been running for about 18 months now and never had a problem.

 

[hj2k_x]

Well for what it's worth, I have a 300 watt inverter from Makro (R499) with a 102 A/H battery and it runs a separate circuit in my house which feeds 6 x 11 watt lights (switchable) and my 55" TV set + SD-PVR which during load shedding is approx 160 watts, around 13 amps off the battery and testing it during a 4 hour break, it ran for exactly 3.5 hours.
System has been running for about 18 months now and never had a problem.

Do you know if Makro still have them? That sounds cheap...

 

[SYNERGY]

Hi Guys
How are these Geewiz branded inverters?
I see they selling these all in one units (300w modified Sine , 600W Modified Sine , 300W Pure Sine ) which per my calculations cost more or less the same if i built it myself.
I Only need it for TV and a media player -so total usage is under 100W (i'm really overestimating but probably 60/70W) so a 300w would be ok and not really worried about modified / pure sine as I'm currently using a 2000VA UPS modified sine on the TV and no issues (unless there's any reason to spend 200-500 more for more wats or a pure sine) - it actually goes for around 3 hours(keeping batteries just about 40% reserve) so ok ish for a typical load shedding but if you in Welties once load shedding is over they always seem to Trip something else so lights stays off for like 8 hours
I could mod the one i got but i do need it so the kids can watch tv as well and it's still under warranty.

You won't have an issue with them. I would recommend going for the 600 Watt modified sinewave thou. Always leave space for expansion. Ideally get 2 x 105AH batteries as well.

Why not mod your RCT as a couple of us have on the forum without any issues. See here and here.

Edit: I had my carpenter build me a wooden cabinet/box for the batteries and UPS.

 

[isie]

Well for what it's worth, I have a 300 watt inverter from Makro (R499) with a 102 A/H battery and it runs a separate circuit in my house which feeds 6 x 11 watt lights (switchable) and my 55" TV set + SD-PVR which during load shedding is approx 160 watts, around 13 amps off the battery and testing it during a 4 hour break, it ran for exactly 3.5 hours.
System has been running for about 18 months now and never had a problem.

sounds quite cheap? is that a charger inverter in 1? did you wire this directly in the board if so how do you isolate this?- my only concern with that is if the inverters noisy the Db is in my daughters room so might be an issue?

You won't have an issue with them. I would recommend going for the 600 Watt modified sinewave thou. Always leave space for expansion. Ideally get 2 x 105AH batteries as well.

Why not mod your RCT as a couple of us have on the forum without any issues. See here and here.

Edit: I had my carpenter build me a wooden cabinet/box for the batteries and UPS.

I can afford the R200 bucks or so more for the 600 watt - but cant afford an extra battery currently living on a tight budget - I actually signed up to work over time to pay for all this.
As for modding my current ups i will try it though my skills are very novice when it comes to this - i don't want to blow the unit and not have a back up - not to mention plan on using this for the kids in the mean time

 

[SYNERGY]

sounds quite cheap? is that a charger inverter in 1? did you wire this directly in the board if so how do you isolate this?- my only concern with that is if the inverters noisy the Db is in my daughters room so might be an issue?



I can afford the R200 bucks or so more for the 600 watt - but cant afford an extra battery currently living on a tight budget - I actually signed up to work over time to pay for all this.
As for modding my current ups i will try it though my skills are very novice when it comes to this - i don't want to blow the unit and not have a back up - not to mention plan on using this for the kids in the mean time

Same, I got someone else to do my modification.
Well if you're under 100 Watts, you shouldn't go below 50% Depth of Discharge during the 2 hour load shedding window.

You're good to go

 

[dunkyd]

Go 600 .

 

[ProAsm]

Well we are on Inverter power now as i type

Do you know if Makro still have them? That sounds cheap...

Yes they do as I was there yesterday.
The 300 Watt is now R599 and they also have a 600 watt for R2599 and a 1200 watt for R2999.
Everyone is on the band wagon, I'm sure they all have a agreement with Eskom
Do yourself a favour and go to your local computer shop, buy a 600 watt UPS, throw the batteries out and put in 1 or 2 x 50 A/H jobs and it will cost you a hell of a lot less than a dedicated Inverter.

sounds quite cheap? is that a charger inverter in 1? did you wire this directly in the board if so how do you isolate this?- my only concern with that is if the inverters noisy the Db is in my daughters room so might be an issue?

The 300 watter is an Inverter only but the 600 watter and the 1200 watter have everything you need.
No I did not wire it into my DB board, I have a totally separate circuit in the ceiling with 6 lights and 3 plugs.
In this way I do not need to have a certificate etc and and can remove it if I sell the house.
Just make sure you clear it with you house property insurance company.
Regarding noise, I have the inverter in the laundry which is on the other side of the double garage, about 40 meters away from the house.
I use 2.5 mm Surfix to run the 230 volt to the house and in the ceiling.

 

[isie]

these guys at Geewiz seem like good okes
I emailed them with some questions, and they were quite helpful - not in a rush to sell me anything or push me to the more expensive options. Just good advice.

 

[dunkyd]

these guys at Geewiz seem like good okes
I emailed them with some questions, and they were quite helpful - not in a rush to sell me anything or push me to the more expensive options. Just good advice.

Been to chat to them twice. Nice lads. No trouble exchanging a faulty item from Mecer. Delivery next day.