"Richard Lamb" wrote in message
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wmbjk wrote:


For yuks I just picked up the topmost HF catalog from my stack of 17
(I
threw out the ones from last week). I knew there'd be something
brainless on the cover. Sure enough, a $70, 600W inverter featuring
the
"latest sine-wave technology" that can run "compressors" and
"toasters"
among other things. Certainly you need the latest sine waves for
toasters. :-)

Wayne

Actually, isn't a toaster something of a challenge for an inverter?

Mine basically said not to use for any kind of heating device.

(Nearly pure resistive load?)

Not sure about others, but our Trace SWs work just fine with toasters.
They have trouble with some clocks though, including the clock in one
bread maker. The clock ran double quick, which caused the loaf to mix
and bake in a much shorter time. But sometimes shorter isn't better.
;-)

Wayne