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Old 07-22-2023, 08:29 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Shane826 View Post
Can someone explain why an inverter uses ANY watts under no load?
The entire DC side charges up, and the AC waveform generation gets done and provided at the outputs. Al the control circuits are active, and all the monitor interface signals are activated as well.
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