Editorial Review:

POWER INVERTER, PI-400, FULL OUTPUT

The Whistler PI-400 400 Watt power inverter allows you to run some AC appliances right from your car, boat or RV. Perfect for weekend use and life on the road. They're also great for power outages.

400 Watts continuous power to run AC appliances right from your car, boat or RV. Click to enlarge.

Two separate outlets. Click to enlarge.

Connects directly to your vehicle's battery. Click to enlarge.

Whistler Power Inverters
For many of us, a vehicle is more than just transportation. It can be a mobile office, communications or entertainment center, or simply an expression of our personality. Whistler products are designed to make the time you spend in your vehicle more productive, more fulfilling, safer, or just simply more fun. Whistler's mission is to provide products that improve your driving experience.

Whistler offers a complete line of DC to AC inverters ranging in capacity from 100 Watts to 3000 Watts. These inverters offer advanced technology, dependable operation and will provide years of reliable service when used in accordance with their operating instructions.

PI-400 Features

• Full Output Power--Other inverters have reduced output over time.
• High Surge
• Cooling fan
• Ground Fault Sensing
• 20 Amp Power Requirement--at rated output

Electronic Circuit Protection

• Overload Protection
  Inverter will automatically shut down if load exceeds inverter rating.
  
• Smart Surge Control
  Inverter will attempt to start loads above the continuous rating for up to 10 seconds.
  
• Voltage Protection
  Whenever the input exceeds 15 volts DC or is less than 10 volts, the inverter will automatically shutdown.
  
• Short Circuit Protection
  Automatically shuts down until short circuit is removed.
  
• Thermal Cutoff
  Automatically shuts down if internal temperature exceeds safe design parameters.

What's in the Box
Whistler PI-400 400 Watt power inverter, User's Manual

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Surprisingly Excellent:

What can I say? It works wonderfully. I used it for an extended period of time while driving and it worked exactly as I was hoping it would. It does run a little loud, but that wasn't a huge deal, as the sound of driving and my music covered up the majority of it. Well worth the investment and will hopefully last me a long time.

Must-Have for long trips:

We purchased the Whistler PI-400W from Amazon and received it just in time for our vacation/road trip from CT to Florida (Round trip of over 48 hours on the road). The unit comes with a lighter adapter and also 3 ft cables to run to the battery. We opted to connect directly to the battery of our our 1999 Honda Civic in order to get the full power of the unit (lighter adapter has a max output of 180 watts - different for each vehicle). We were able to connect our laptop and charge our Digital Camera &... more info

Great Product:

I really like this product. I use it in my vehicle when Im on the road all day 5 days a week so i can plug in my laptop and it stays cool and works great.

does what it says:

Just took a long trip and this is nice. You can definetely hear the fan, but it is solid and did a great job powering laptop and charging cell phone

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