Inverter for use with Stihl AL 500 Charger

[Stere]

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Electric start?

 

Got into the bad habit of automatically  yanking like crazy on saws etc, due to expriencing ones  that don't like starting. 

 

Forgetting sometimes if a saw engine wants to start can pull really soft & slow with little effort and it will.

 

 

[Paddy1000111]

3 hours ago, Justme said:

Quite possible true. But the 500 is not cheap, is it worth the risk? The makita type were made as building site chargers so designed for iffy supply. 

Well you aren't really pushing it, you haven't got it running in the Arizona heat whilst charging an Ar3000 battery pack. The charger is just a transformer/rectifier with a little chip to control amperage. 

 

If you're that worried about it then get a pure sine, it will be better. You just have to question if the money spent on a pure sine wave inverter, a split charge, a decent deep cycle battery etc would be better spent on 2/3 more batteries 

[Justme]

28 minutes ago, Paddy1000111 said:

Well you aren't really pushing it, you haven't got it running in the Arizona heat whilst charging an Ar3000 battery pack. The charger is just a transformer/rectifier with a little chip to control amperage. 

 

If you're that worried about it then get a pure sine, it will be better. You just have to question if the money spent on a pure sine wave inverter, a split charge, a decent deep cycle battery etc would be better spent on 2/3 more batteries 

I guess that depends how many cycles / bats you need in a day. For my work processing two is plenty to last all day. At home using it to trim / ring up, 3 bats on a cycle will keep me going. To last all day with no charges would need a heck of a lot. Thats with a 220. To be honest with two bats I am ready for a break to let them catch up.

Having used pure and modified with various kit, it might not need pure but will work better and for longer on it.

 

I guess the best option is to ask Sthil about it and if it would effect warranty

[Paddy1000111]

Just now, Justme said:

I guess the best option is to ask Sthil about it and if it would effect warranty

Id suggest never telling them, they won't know you've used it on an inverter. I would suggest contacting some companies that produce the inverters and getting their advice though. A crappy pure sine might be worse than a good mod sine? 

[Justme]

3 hours ago, tommy_tentage said:

I have to charge my batteries indoors during the colder months. I get the red light if I try and charge them before they have warmed up a bit.

I experienced that for the first time this week.

[Justme]

Just now, Paddy1000111 said:

Id suggest never telling them, they won't know you've used it on an inverter. I would suggest contacting some companies that produce the inverters and getting their advice though. A crappy pure sine might be worse than a good mod sine? 

Then dont buy crap.

Pure is pure but adverts lie.

 

Ps I have had mine on a scope and its pure.