AIMS Power PICOGLF6W12V120VETL Pure Sine Inverter Charger, Blue, Conformal Coated for Marine Applications, 600W Pure Sine Inverter Charger, 1800W Surge

While Victron is an obvious leader in this market, their units are expensive, and I couldn't be happier with my AIMS inverter/charger. I've installed this as a battery backup controller for my home furnace (controller+circulator pump), home network, and servers, and it has performed beautifully for four years. I periodically test it by cutting its power, we have lost power a number of times, and not even the computing equipment downstream has ever demonstrated evidence of any problems. In the low-price arena, the market is flooded with inverter/charger units that are clearly identical re-brandings of the same design from a mystery origin. While I will never trust those, I have absolutely no complaints about AIMS, and I have little doubt the unit will continue operating for a very long time.

So far so good. very easy installation, I didn't have any problems with the instructions. This is in a off grid log cabin. replacing a 1750w non pure sign inverter and separate charger/ transfer switch set up. The biggest complaint was if I would turn on a load the power would jump and give electronics grief. The new AIMS is a much cleaner set up being all in one. the charger works much better at keeping my big old Rolls battery's charged with less strain to the generator ( Honda EU3000i ) . I have no more power fluctuations turning on a load. I even tried running a concrete mixer 1700w? on the inverter no problems. My only complaint or suggestion would be I wish it would close the circuit for the line in to the line out when in the off position. So if something failed you could still run on the generator and it would pass though the inverter.here's hoping it lasts for a good long time.

I think this interter/charge is just what I need. However, it seems to have one issue I will be asking for some guidanace on. During two power interuptions at my house, the built in GFI recepticle reset itself (to the off /disconnected mode). Therefore it was unable to provide any power even after the utility power returned. Once this anomaly is resolved, I would rate the unit as 5 stars.

This unit was recommended for my vintage RV, to charge a lithium battery and handle solar power input. It came in on time, well packaged, installed easily, works great AND Aims picks up the phone if you want information. Happy to recommend!

I installed this on my boat while cruising around the West Coast of the US as well as Mexico. My charger/inverter lasted about a season.Here are what I consider the main flaws:1. There is no way to intermittently charge without running the inverter. If you use power save, then the inverter runs when the power goes out, draining your batteries. This is terrible for unattended use, as when someone unplugs the cord, you have a reasonable drain on your batteries.2. The device is too sensitive to AC voltage. Commercial AC is 120 +- 15%. A lot of marinas use that higher voltage, especially at night, to cover losses during the day. Anything over 131 and the charger shuts down, again draining your batteries (see #1)3. There is no power share. This means if you want to charge at full power off a limited generator, you may not be able to run anything else or it overloads the generator.4. It's not reliable. First to go was the power save mode, now the entire charger is not working. The inverter still works but it will soon be a heavy paperweight for me.5. The remote display is almost useless. No amps in or out. No charge state info (it just says charging but it could be in float).I didn't use the auto start features and didn't use tech support since installation was super easy. The manual wasn't great though.

Contrary to the advertising and even the manual, this charger DOES NOT support LiFePO4 batteries. There is no setting on the actual inverter for LiFePO4 - and the manual just tells you to set it to the lead acid profile, which is incorrect.This charger does not run a proper CC/CV lithium charging profile in the lead acid setting. It starts to fold back the current quite a bit before the charging voltage is reached, which is the wrong way to charge lithium batteries and will shorten their cycle life over time (albeit slightly, but LiFePO4 batteries are expensive).Also the charger in the 1500W version is only 40A, not 50A as stated in the advertising and the manual.I bought this unit for the UL458 listing because it's going in my travel trailer. It's built like a tank and it powers everything I need it to (I basically got it so I could run my coffee maker while boondocking). I have it paired with an AIMS 30A solar controller and 400W worth of panels on the roof.