Home > Consumer Reviews > Cobra CPI 1575 1500 Watt 12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC Power Inverter

Item is quiet and has low no load current draw. Mine was <.2 amp battery draw when on and 0 when off. Worked as advertized but you cannot measure AC voltage with a cheap meter as it will read 20-30 VAC low because of the modified sine wave. The documentation is barely adequate in that it doesn't answer the most common questions. One has to go on-line to the Cobra site. Also the Power out in watts doesn't indicate until you get over 100 watts and then only in multiples of 100 with the display showing only 2 digits ie: 10 =100 20 =200 etc. Documentation did not explain this or I would have given it 5 stars. Also it doesn't work on a small craftsman floresent shop light. It won't light the bulb. Only blinks. I suspect there are other limitations because of the modified sine wave but I am happy with the price for the quality. I choose it over the cheap harbour freight models that had poor reviews for about the same price. My next inverter will be a pure sine wave inverter as even though this one says 3000 watt peak, it will still not start larger than 1/2 HP motors that fall within its specs. The documentation does confirm this.

very efficient and quiet. i have used many inverters in the past but this brand is what i will buy from now on.other brands' fan starting to go right away contributing to drainage of your battery.the cobra cpi 1575 starts only when it needs to and i am yet to see it heat up for a need for the fans to come on.buy this model and you'll not be dissappointed.

So far seems to work great, but I have only been able to test a load of about 1.03kw. I wish that the terminals that you connect the positive and negative wires to were a different design because the wires can slip out after much use.

I have family that likes to travel. They are older people and on oxygen machine. They used the 12 volt hookup in the power point but it has a tendency to over heat. I installed the inverter and it solved the problem. Thanks Rick

I'm very satisfied with the Cobra Inverter. It's very simple to use. No problems at all. I would highly recommend it to anyone shopping for one.