DC to AC help
Hello All. I know it has been discussed a million times but I'm struggling to find posts that start with "step 1". Feel free to simply point me to a post if you know if one. We started doing a li...
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valhalla360 wrote:pianotuna wrote:valhalla360 wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Hi kfp,
I ran a thirty amp cord from the inverter to an outlet. I cut the 30 foot cord and added a new male end.
Commonly referred to as a "Dead Man's Cord" or "Suicide Cord". Goes against pretty much every electrical code.
Be very careful following this advice. Even if you are aware and understand the risks, someone else may not be aware and get themselves killed.
You misunderstood. I added a dedicated outlet powered by the inverter. Then I plug the shore power cord into the outlet.
All of my modifications are up to code. It costs almost no extra money to do it safely and correctly.
If you are replacing the 30amp male end with a 15/20amp male end, so you can plug directly into the female outlet on the inverter without an adapter, that's fine.
A cord with 2 male ends (which is what your original post appeared to imply as there was no indication of changing the type/amp rating of male end), is used by some people, so they can just connect the inverter to a convenient outlet near the inverter and back feed power to the AC system. This is dangerous.
What part of dedicated female outlet do you not understand? The inverter powers the outlet. The RV is plugged into the added outlet.
In my particular case the outlet happens to be hard wired to the inverter, using 3 #10 wire rated for 30 amps.
The inverter is 3000 watts and the no load voltage happens to be 123. That means a wire rated for 24 amps would be adequate. However I chose to use 80% load which means using wire rated for 30 amps.
