Forte MAX-500VA 0.5 kVA (42061)
 | Outdated Product AVR type: relay; Input voltage: 230V (1 phase); Power (kVA): 0.5; Input voltage (V): 160-260; Output voltage accuracy (±), %: 8; Response time (ms): 7; Efficiency (%): 97; Dimensions (mm): 245x350x220; Weight (kg): 2.25; |
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Model overview based on user reviews
The Forte MAX-500VA 0.5 kVA is a relay-type AVR designed for home use, offering a stable output voltage between 210 to 220 volts, which is sufficient for appliances like refrigerators and gas boilers. It features essential protections such as overheating, short circuit, overload, and over/under voltage. While it includes an analog voltmeter, users have noted that it tends to overestimate the voltage by about 8-10 volts. Despite its compact size and affordable price, the device lacks input voltage indication and a start delay option, which could be beneficial for appliances like refrigerators that require a pause before restarting. Some users have reported an initial unpleasant smell, which dissipates after a few days, and a noticeable clicking sound from the relay contacts during voltage changes. Overall, the Forte MAX-500VA is a practical choice for those needing basic voltage stabilization for small loads, but it may not meet the expectations for higher power demands.
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I simply did not have the money to buy a large stabilizer for the whole apartment at once, so I bought several simpler and cheaper devices in separate rooms. First of all, protection was required by a heating boiler with microprocessor control sensitive to voltage drops and a refrigerator. Well, since such a thing has gone, then it was worth connecting a small kitchen TV there. The total power of such a load does not exceed three and a half hundred watts, but you need to buy Chinese stabilizers with a very good margin, because you can only trust what is written on them with great care. That's why I took this model for 800 watts. It is not worth expecting much from the device for 550 hryvnias, but with its direct duties it is set perfectly. At the output, it is stable from 210 to 220 volts, which is always enough for both the refrigerator and the gas boiler. There is an output voltage indicator. It is pointy and not very accurate. A good multimeter shows that the pointer device overestimates the voltage by about 8-10 volts, which is not important. It has all the protection you need for safe home use at home. No indication of input voltage. Not a very accurate output indication. There is no option to delay start. This is desirable to start the refrigerator, which needs a pause of at least 5 minutes to restart. Immediately after unpacking, the smell he had was not very pleasant, he thought he would stink the whole kitchen with his aroma of cheap plastic. But the smell completely disappeared in about 4-5 days. A little more annoying is a clearly distinguishable clicking when the input voltage changes. But it's the relay contacts that work, nothing to do about it. It’s good that the sound is not very loud, and it hardly penetrates into the rooms from the kitchen. |
It's not worth taking it. Black color. The winding coil gets very hot and is tiny for the stated voltage. As a result, every 2-4 hours. The stabilizer cuts off the voltage from the network and the refrigerator too. The refrigerator consumes 90 W. After measuring the output voltage, I put it on Led TV - 56 W consumption - no starting current, same story: 2-4 hours of work, 5 minutes of rest. I took it apart and was horrified, the Winding coil is tiny, even on the 350 W Stabilizer from Resanta it is 1.5 times larger! How it even produces 356 W is a mystery... use Forte MAX-1000VA month or more i recommend it don't buy |
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