Cruising Sailors Go High Tech

Article in The Boating News detailing the effort to stuff an Island Packet 485 with electronics. It’s high-end from a main-stream perspective, and the company that carries out the work offers some learnings.
“One aspect to keep in mind is the use of the inverter with the new systems on the market today. The sensitivity of displays in some computers and LCD TVs have created the need for a pure sine wave unit Household items such as microwaves don’t seem to have these same problems but a pure sine wave inverter will be more reliable for a computer-based navigation system.”

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