Originally Posted by
PeeBee
Go with a pure sine wave inverter. I am on my 4th inverter upgrade and currently run a 3000w/6000w surge unit and that comfortably runs the expresso coffee machine and all my power tools and is smooth enough to run computers off it as well. It cost around $400 but its big - got it off ebay. I also have a 1000w pure sine wave unit that would cater for most things, except the coffee machine. there are websites around that will guide you regards the actual size you need to cater for start-up etc. Microwaves for example are energy gobblers.