Checking the waveform on a car plugin type Inverter, like the type you would use to power a laptop computer in a car. I used my NLS MS-215 Miniscope to view the waveform. As you can see it is much more like a square wave than a sine wave, more like a staircase waveform. It is called a "modified Sine Wave" but look at the scope, it is a "stairCase" nothing even looking like a sine wave or so called "Modified" sine Wave. The scope used in this video can't respond to the fast rise time of the waveform, put your small inverter on a real good scope and you will see a "staircase" waveform. These will be fine for things like razors, light bulbs, even tv's as I have used it for that. I would not want to use it to power a laptop computer, although it may be ok, but would you want to chance it?? Get yourself a DC to DC converter (12 to 19 V. depending on your computer) if you want to use your laptop in the car, they do sell thim.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Viewing Waveform of an Inverter
Viewing Waveform of an Inverter Video Clips. Duration : 3.43 Mins.
Checking the waveform on a car plugin type Inverter, like the type you would use to power a laptop computer in a car. I used my NLS MS-215 Miniscope to view the waveform. As you can see it is much more like a square wave than a sine wave, more like a staircase waveform. It is called a "modified Sine Wave" but look at the scope, it is a "stairCase" nothing even looking like a sine wave or so called "Modified" sine Wave. The scope used in this video can't respond to the fast rise time of the waveform, put your small inverter on a real good scope and you will see a "staircase" waveform. These will be fine for things like razors, light bulbs, even tv's as I have used it for that. I would not want to use it to power a laptop computer, although it may be ok, but would you want to chance it?? Get yourself a DC to DC converter (12 to 19 V. depending on your computer) if you want to use your laptop in the car, they do sell thim.
Checking the waveform on a car plugin type Inverter, like the type you would use to power a laptop computer in a car. I used my NLS MS-215 Miniscope to view the waveform. As you can see it is much more like a square wave than a sine wave, more like a staircase waveform. It is called a "modified Sine Wave" but look at the scope, it is a "stairCase" nothing even looking like a sine wave or so called "Modified" sine Wave. The scope used in this video can't respond to the fast rise time of the waveform, put your small inverter on a real good scope and you will see a "staircase" waveform. These will be fine for things like razors, light bulbs, even tv's as I have used it for that. I would not want to use it to power a laptop computer, although it may be ok, but would you want to chance it?? Get yourself a DC to DC converter (12 to 19 V. depending on your computer) if you want to use your laptop in the car, they do sell thim.
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