Adding Inverter
I am thinking of adding a basic inverter to my class A rig. I just want to make a single outlet available in the kitchen. My layout will very easily allow me to connect a basic inverter to my house ba...
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N7GLD wrote:
One caution... I hard wired a surge protector last year. I added an inverter this year. The inverter has terminals for + an - and a ground post. I connected the ground to the chassis. The surge protector didn't like it when I turned the inverter on. Turns out that connecting bothe the - to the batteries and the ground to the chassis created a ground loop which caused the surge protector to do it's thing. I disconnected the chassis ground and it works fine.
Although you haven't told us just which "surge protector" you have Progressive Industries' warning in the EMS-PT30C Owner's Manual is sage advice -
"Warnings
Never plug the EMS into an inverter."
Just because it seems to "work" doesn't mean it's a good idea. :R Back when I first wired my own inverter to feed the trailer "whole house" I heeded this warning and removed the EMS from the circuit, only using it when on shore power ... yet another reason it's far simpler to wire dedicated receptacles in the trailer directly to the inverter's output so the inverter's 120 vac output isn't connected in any way to the trailer's electrical system.
