110v/400w capacity

I was reading through a few threads on this but I found this a very practical demonstration of what you can and can't do with the inverter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhxpHTgp_kI

 

You can't run a coffee maker.

Nothing else matters.

 

Can you charge your wife's Prius with it?

 

no, but you run one of these for the wifey...

 

The drill test was stupid. Sure it can spin the drill when you aren't actually drilling anything because the current draw is pretty low just to spin the chuck. But you are gonna trip the breaker as soon as you try to use the full functionality of the drill. It's probably an 8 amp drill. So it easily is capable of at least 1000 watts.

Edit: probably the same with the jig saw.

 

Good grief. He also didn't checked if the waffle iron or toaster actually got to full temp. This test sucks.

 

The video felt hurried like he was in a rush. It made me anxious. A couple minutes in I was like "Oh no, I really hope the waffle maker works or we'll have all this left over waffle batter." Then he didn't even tell us if it warmed up to full temp. No I'm still anxious that he wasted all the waffles.

 

At 3 Amps, sort of makes you wonder what Toyota wanted you to use it for.

 

I ran a rotary hammer with 75' of extension cable at a job site. It started up a bit slow, but got the job done.

I also ran a chop saw once... luckily I was only cutting some thin wood door trim. Still tripped the breaker once.

 

No wife, and I wouldn't be caught dead in a Prius. No need to be a douche bag if you're really also in NC. I would expect that from someone in CA.

I drink cold filtered coffee straight out of the jug so don't care about that sissy stuff. I'll have a cooler of cold beer, a Weber grill, and some food.

In a tailgating situation I'd be happy if it could power a 20" LED TV with a $20 antennae which draws no power. If I need more power than that I will throw a Honda generator in the back. I'm not trying to survive on the damn thing.

 

What's wrong with a Prius? They're very mechanically reliable vehicles, and survive a hell of an impact. My only issue with them is that they're too low to the ground.