I know what a
soft-start is, but I'm not familiar with the circuitry that
would be used in a 12Vdc to 120Vac inverter.
The cheapo Rosewill inverter has some interesting specs.
Rosewill.com - Accessories, Car Electronics, Power Inverter, RCP-511F
# Overload Protection
# Short protection
# High Voltage protection
# Low voltage audible alarm
# Low voltage protection
# Thermal protection
I wonder if the
Overload Protection & Short protection
would allow it to survive a start-up current surge of the little 1/3 HP pump motor..?.
Edit:
Haha! I just went back and actually read the manual to the last page and found
it CAN handle some high starting currents, like
a 3/4" drill...
So, I plugged in a pump and it ran okay..
If it could handle that pump being switched off and on 30 times an hour, is another story..