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Bobbo
Explorer III
Apr 18, 2020

Lazy man wants inverter disconnect switch INSIDE trailer

We do a lot of boondocking, and the inverter draws battery power even when it is turned "off," so I installed a Blue Sea disconnect in the battery box to completely disable it. It didn't take me long,...
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Bobbo
Explorer III
Apr 20, 2020
ajriding wrote:
My inverter has an OFF switch that literally turns it off.
I am curious why your "off" switch does not turn it off.
By "turning it off" I mean that it cuts/disconnect the 12 volt positive power, literally separates the electrical contacts so no current can flow, from the batt to the inv.

I wonder the same thing. Knowing the quality and reliability of the WFCO converter/charges, I just chalked it up to a cheap WFCO inverter. I NOW have an off switch that does exactly that.

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