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1500W though a fag lighter plug? Good luck with that (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/offgrid@slrpnk.net

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1500W? At 12V that's 125A - That is fucking dangerous! Most sockets are rated at 20A. Most inverters that are >300W use crocodile clips, or preferably screw-down terminal rings. The cable looks way too thin too. That's a fire waiting to happen....

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[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's ok, that 1500 watt output is only for a microsecond before all the 3 cent "power" MOSFETs inside act as fuses.

More likely, there is enough internal capacitance for the inverter to sustain one (1) half of a full-wave AC cycle at 1500W, after which the overload/low voltage cutout triggers.

[–] Chewie@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Haha! I reported it to ebay. Man that was a faff, there's no category to report dangerous / lying listings. The chat system was crap too. I had to say "I want to speak to a human", and it put me through.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago

I reported it to ebay.

Yeah, good luck with that, eBay has just become another Amazon/Walmart/AliExpress/TaoBao/AliBaba/Temu/Shein drop-shipped Chinese e-waste storefront. This kind of shit is their bread and butter.