I learnt a few things today.

They say RCT ...meccer kodak are all similar.

It happened ...the RCT 5 kva inverter went bang and there was a puff of smoke.

Here is the difference which might help you choose the unit you purchase.

RCT ...1 year warranty and no service repair centre (Rectron Durban RCT) ...I certainly will not even consider this company.

Meccer ... 1 year warranty and they do have a repair centre and a technician who is very helpful (Mustek Durban) i might consider a meccer .... butr the fact that parts are a challenge to source... mmmm I dont know.

Kodak ...2 year warranty ...they collect the unit and send it to a repairs centre which stocks replacement parts.

None of the companies entertain out of warranty repairs.

That leaves victron ...gona look into service and repairs of these units ...what i am hearing it it sounds like you get what you pay for ...and victron might be more expensive but in the long run ...there is nothing worse than sitting with an R11000.000 unit and no repair centre and no spares available in the country...or repair cost so high that you might as well buy a new inverter