Freedom Jazz 1000-12 inverter questions

[John Z]

I am going to try out a used Freedom Jazz 1000-12 Heart Interface inverter that my friend is selling for 40.00. It does not come with a manual.

It has a phone jack on the bottom, what is that used for?

Is this a modified sine wave inverter?

Is this worth picking up, or should i pass on it?

[Sean]

I could not find the manual or specs for this on Xantrex's web site, even in the "discontinued products documents" section.  (Interestingly, though, I did find that they are selling a remote switch for this model in their on-line "outlet store").

However, I can take some educated guesses based on the other Jazz documents and my knowledge in general of the old Heart product line:

The "phone jack" is for the proprietary remote control.  So this is where the remote switch I mentioned above would connect, or any remote display they may have sold for this model.

The Freedom Jazz was, I believe, an MSW inverter.

As to whether it is worth $40:  This is a pretty small unit, at only 1000 watts.  That's not even a single 15-amp circuit (1,800 watts).  And, as a discontinued unit, you may have trouble getting parts and service, and I was not even able to find a manual.  But used inverters can run from a nickel to a dime per watt, so $40 is probably a decent price if the unit is in working condition.  As long as 1000 watts is good enough for your needs, you probably can't go wrong.

-Sean
http://ourodyssey.blogspot.com

[John Z]

Thanks Sean. It worked good for about 6 minutes then shut off due to overheating. I had noticed that the cooling fan was not running. I had removed the back to blow the dust out of it. It looks like a CPU cooling fan. Is that what it is? Running on 12v? If he will take 5.00 for it, i would be willing to swap in a new fan to give it another try.

[Sean]

Could be the fan.  I would measure the voltage, it's probably a 12-v muffin fan.  It should have the CFM marked on it someplace -- just get one at least as big.  You may be able to salvage one out of a scrapped computer, if you can find one someplace.

-Sean
http://ourodyssey.blogspot.com