Adding Inverter/Charger.Questions

MrWizard wrote:
You can't use this the way you have it drawn

You must understand that a combo inverter charger has a built in pass thru circuit that is relay switched between inverter and shore
The way you have the drawn
You are feeding the breaker/camper and the inverter while splitting the shore power which goes thru the unit then back to camper
While it is the same source it is dangerous and illegal
The inverter power will be going back to the shore cord thru the breaker

I suggest you use plugs to move camper power circuit back and forth or install a transfer switch

The Tripplite can stay wired to the battery
But can not wire the 120 from inverter back to the breaker circuit
The way you have drawn it

I understand that, and didn't plan to do this with the Tripp Lite. I just meant in an ideal situation there would be a unit capable of doing this with internal transfer switches to do it properly.

Using the tripp lite unit, I'd wire it inline as it is supposed to be. However the limited amperage pass through does bug me. As it sits now it will not affect a thing.

I'd basically just need to add a second circuit that is wired direct to shore power to run an A/C or Microwave, and I probably should have those on their own circuits regardless.