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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bryan" data-source="post: 36026" data-attributes="member: 6">Mark,What is it you are wanting to power?If it is just an LCD TV, freeview box then 600w may be overkill.  I have heard of people running TV, STB, DVD on less than 600w inverters.Do they 'eat' batteries?  Well they do use power themselves of course so this has to be factored in.  Just how much they use should be detailed in the manual, so if the unit is the one at Maplins, pop along (or call them) and see what it uses.I have an RV with a 5.5 kw genny but I have bought a 150w fanless inverter (Maplins - £15) to see if it will run my lcd TV (when I get one), my STB and my dvd player. A genny alone may not suit your use.  I won't run my genny late at night so need an inverter if we are off ehu and want to have 240v power.HTHBryan</blockquote>