I recently installed a ProSine 2.0 (2000 watt) unit to replace my
Freedom 20 (2000 watt) unit that fried. One of the really nice things
was that the ProSine was about 50 lbs lighter than the Freedom 20, and I
was glad to get that weight off of the boat, especially since I had to
lay on my back and hold it over my head to secure it...

The ProSine provides a LOT more programming than the Freedom did. Maybe
too much. The display provides a lot more information than was provided
by the basic Freedom remote. I had problems with my initial remote
which required shipping a whole new unit into Honduras, which was very
costly and a major PIA. Once that was swapped out everything has worked
well. Actually it worked well without the remote, I just couldn't see
what was going on. Another issue that I have is that very fast voltage
dips in the incoming voltage switch the unit into invert mode. The
error log doesn't show this, but by adjusting the line voltage at which
the unit switches to inverter mode, the problem disappeared. This made
me think that inverter was bad, but it wasn't. I've had extensive e-
mails with tech support on this, so hopefully this will be resolved in
future software versions.

Despite the above problems I've been very happy with the ProSine 2.0.
It handles all of the same loads that the Freedom did at 50 lbs less
weight and provides a lot more information on the display panel. It
also provides a true sine wave instead of a "modified" sine wave. I can
assure you that some of my appliances sound much happier.

Note that virtually every inverter that you can buy in the US is now
made by Xantrex. This includes ProSine and Freedom.

-- Geoff

"Adrian Smith" wrote in news:rfiRe.39132
:

I'm looking for a good quality inverter for my narrowboat.

Power 2000-3000 watts.

Any input and experiece of types and manufacturers would be very
appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Adrian