| | |  | Tools & Equipment | Home » » » Cobra CPI 880 800 Watt 12 Volt DC to 120 Volt AC Power Inverter with 5 Volt USB output | | | | | | | Description: | | The Cobra CPI 880 is a 12 volt DC to 120 volt AC power inverter with 800 watts continuous power handling and 1600 Watts peak power. This unit contains a 5 volt USB output, modified sine wave, thermal shutdown, reverse polarity protection, low voltage shutdown, low voltage alarm, external fuse, 2 grounded AC receptacles, and direct- to battery cables with clips. | | | Features: | |
• 800 W Continuous Power Handling
• 5v USB output
• 2 Grounded AC Receptacles
• Thermal Shutdown and Reverse Polarity Protection
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.39 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 49 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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36 of 37 found the following review helpful:
 Nice little inverterAug 18, 2010
By Bobster
Got this to put in my little RV. I was looking for something small enough to not draw down
the one battery I have in the Coach. Installed under a cabinet close to the battery and
ran 10 ga wire to it. Plug in the Coach electrical cord to it and turned it on. It will
run a Radio or TV or the Microwave or the Fan in my A/C but not the A/C itself which would
take about a 3000 watt inverter which would drain my battery really fast! I watched TV and
listened to the radio for 2 days and finally ran the battery down running the A/C fan on the
second day. It's a little workhorse. Good for the price too!
20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Bad start, great productSep 29, 2010
By PenName
The first one died within about 6 weeks. That is not a good sign... but Cobra made good and sent me a new one which has been working flawlessly for > year. I like this unit because the fan is active, not passive. So if you are using it to, say, charge a phone or run a laptop with a charged battery, (e.g. not much current draw) the fan stays off. As a noise-freak, that makes me happy. The power rating seems realistic, unlike two other units I tried. I'm quite happy with it, minus the dead original of course.
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Working well so farJun 24, 2010
By J. St Pierre
Bought this for tailgating at Buffet. I was actually able to hook it up to a lawn tractor battery and power a blender. I wasn't sure if the battery would have enough juice, but it worked great and was much easier to transport than a car or marine battery. Testing at home showed the low voltage alarms and whatnot work very well. I just wish this came with a cigarette lighter cord for those times you're just using it on low-amp devices the way some other inverters do. Also, I agree with some other reviews that the mounting tab locations look like they would make getting the screws in there difficult. I haven't tried mounting it, but the edges of the case definitely would get in the way. Creative DIYers would find a way to make it work, so no big deal.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Good value - easy to use - quite when it needs to beMay 10, 2011
By JP Vic
"Bee Guy"
Mounted on my boat. I noticed that some has issue with the mounting brackets. This is probbly from those with little 'handy man' type experiances. All you do is mark your screw holes and then screw in one side. Then put the screws in the other side at an angle. Easy peasy.
The cooling fan only runs when it is needed, which is nice. Good value for the money. I'm using it to power a 750w blower (to inflate ski tubes etc) and it works great. Note: don't ever mount these in your boat enginge compartment (or you may go BOOM).
These units need too much juice to plug into a 12v cig lighter style, you need a direct connection to the battery with 2gauge wire. The included cords are fine, and have the clips to directly attach to a car battery
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
What a Great Accessory.Nov 04, 2010
By Brian Bouchard
I do NOT have electricity in my Carport, so this little gadget is a GODSEND. It runs my Elipitical Buffer (for my Cars) wonderfully, and cuts out BEFORE my Cars' Battery Charge is emptied. I would not want to be without it!
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