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Re: lv-ab: Inverters... pure sine or modified?

From: Pilgrim (no email)
Date: Thu Sep 02 2004 - 14:29:48 EDT

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     wrote:

    >
    > Be aware, the terms "modified sine wave" and "pure sine wave" are
    > commercial lies to make you think the product is more valuable than it is.
    >
    > "Modified sine wave" is in reality a square wave.
    >
    > "Pure sine wave" actually looks like a Myan temple, a stepped waveshape
    > that approximates a sine wave. The number of steps varies with the load.
    >
    > Norm
    > S/V Bandersnatch
    > Lying Gloucester MA

    Norm .. The "pure sine wave" unit I use produces a proper sine wave. I
    have scoped it under various loads to confirm the waveform stability.
    What brand of Pure Sine Wave inverter are you speaking of? I'd like to
    borrow one and do some testing on it.

    -- 
    Brian Stewart  
    Pilgrim
    Whitby 42  #304
    VB8320 VA3PIL
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