The Texan wrote:
majorsmackdown wrote:
Cheap or weird ? It wasn't cheap, and weird maybe - it's what camping world is selling. I've found in the past that they sell a lot of quality stuff and I assume someone at camping world put the equipment they sell through some sort of quality testing before they expose the public to it...
My point exactly, why would someone ask for specific information or help with specific hardware when there is so much general knowledge out there ? It's because sometimes the specifics aren't the same as the general.
Usually the generators aren't powering the inverters are they ? It's the batteries that power the inverters - and the generator would have to power the battery charger portion and work with the built in transfer switch. Many people on this thread said it should be fine and the installation is the problem - well... I'm here to say that with first hand knowledge of the specific components that a person can expect to have trouble.
Having goofed with it a little bit, I've tried to clarify what the trouble is. I've emailed nature power and will update if I get a reply.
And you have the ....to dress down folks that know more about the operation of an inverter than you just demonstrated. Before telling us we should NOT try and assist the OP. maybe you should learn a little about the operation of 99% of the inverters. It is now apparent from your input that the one CW is selling is some sort of unknown and NOT like the vast majority of the inverters in the RV field.
Do you realize 99% of the inverters out there don't have chargers or built in transfer switches ?
The question and answer that you highlighted was not a question I was asking - but a wake up call - in reference to mena66's comment regarding generators powering inverters. That's a misunderstanding that got started somewhere. In the broadest sense the generator has to power THIS inverter(unit) but not the inverter - and most generators do not need to power most inverters at all - it needs to power the charger, and activate the transfer switch (if so equipped) You have to read the whole conversation and not just jump in where you see fit with more worthless dribble.
This inverter/charger/transfer switch was just simply too complicated for you to wrap your little mind around. I'm sorry to burst your bubble.
What did you just add to the conversation ?
(Nothing !)
And you reinforced my original post - just to bring your post count higher. Nice job.
JCPainter... this is the one I have that won't go into charge mode with the onan generator. CW still has it listed...
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/nature-power-sine-wave-inverterchargers-2000-watt-with-55-amp-battery-charger/67197
