Where is the best market place for these?
Well I just buy from here or from Carbonite, so that limits you on availability as you must wait till something comes to the market. I don't like buying from dodgy places like Gumtree or FB marketplace.
Geewiz also sell refurbished units, but for a bit more.
 
Considering it went pop, I would replace it with a different brand and go PSW at the same time. The Ecco’s are nice.
also decent and available
 
The ecco even survives turning the grid on by mistake while suicide plug is still on. Has a nice heavy transformer inside too instead of mosfets.
Nice, yeah saw the big transformer when they took apart the one 1500w at my place. They thought the transformer popped, but it was actually just a wonky plug.
 
Not that heavy and the fans are actually quite quiet. Only came on when charging and weren't that loud.
And do you know what's the actual AC charging current? I remember there was an issue where the specs shows the total current including solar which looked very impressive whilst the actual AC current wasn't?
 
How heavy are those? They look bulky. And do the fans make noise all the time?
Much heavier than mosfet inverters due to transformer so feels like quality. Fan only comes on with temp or when recharging where it cycles on and off.

This is the one I have (only gripe is slow charging but I connect external charger if I need it). 14.1V bulk, 13.8V float.
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And do you know what's the actual AC charging current? I remember there was an issue where the specs shows the total current including solar which looked very impressive whilst the actual AC current wasn't?
The ones I had claimed 15A, which did seem to be the case.
 
And do you know what's the actual AC charging current? I remember there was an issue where the specs shows the total current including solar which looked very impressive whilst the actual AC current wasn't?
I think its 5A for 1000W. I connect 10A external charger if I need more speed but that's only happened once.
 
Much heavier than mosfet inverters due to transformer so feels like quality. Fan only comes on with temp or when recharging where it cycles on and off.

This is the one I have (only gripe is slow charging but I connect external charger if I need it). 14.1V bulk, 13.8V float.
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Yep, I totally like quality and at the rate the modified Mecer are popping, it doesn't look like they are much quality.
 
Much heavier than mosfet inverters due to transformer so feels like quality. Fan only comes on with temp or when recharging where it cycles on and off.

This is the one I have (only gripe is slow charging but I connect external charger if I need it). 14.1V bulk, 13.8V float.
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Yeah not sure why yours is slow charging, should be 15A like the others, 5A is way tooo low
 
Yep, I totally like quality and at the rate the modified Mecer are popping, it doesn't look like they are much quality.
Yeah I am kicking myself for selling them in 2022, but I needed money for solar project.
 
I think its 5A for 1000W. I connect 10A external charger if I need more speed but that's only happened once.
Yeah, that is a massive spoilsports, it looks better to take chances with the Chinese Axpert clones, there aren't too much expensive and you get a usable 25/30A.
 
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