Bypass INverter?
2001 National RV Dolphin. OK..it is old...but good. But..like some things old, parts are starting the replacement chapter. Some 2 years ago, replace the CONverter, as it was getting "weak". I call...
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Many thanks for all the posts....particularly the photo and brief info on the $150 replacement unit.
The INverter gives power to the very front of the motorhomje....the TV and such and one outlet. PLUS....the 2 outlets (receptacles) in the bedroom. Why National RV did that...I have no idea, but there it is. It also gives me power in one outlet in the kitchen for, say Mr. Coffee. (Never used that....in fact, in 15 years, never used the INverter for anything. It just sits there with it's green light on indicating power coming in. But now...power is coming in, but nothing coming out. From experience, I found that hooking up a space heater is a no-no that pops the built-in circuit breaker.
Wondering....cheap and easy...other than replacing the INverter, would it be wise to simply run an extension cord from the, say,campground pedestal and plug it into the receptacle that the INverter currently uses? This would surely give me electricity to the TV and bedroom...my concern is any kind of danger from doing that?
Opinions? Knowledge? Experience?
The INverter gives power to the very front of the motorhomje....the TV and such and one outlet. PLUS....the 2 outlets (receptacles) in the bedroom. Why National RV did that...I have no idea, but there it is. It also gives me power in one outlet in the kitchen for, say Mr. Coffee. (Never used that....in fact, in 15 years, never used the INverter for anything. It just sits there with it's green light on indicating power coming in. But now...power is coming in, but nothing coming out. From experience, I found that hooking up a space heater is a no-no that pops the built-in circuit breaker.
Wondering....cheap and easy...other than replacing the INverter, would it be wise to simply run an extension cord from the, say,campground pedestal and plug it into the receptacle that the INverter currently uses? This would surely give me electricity to the TV and bedroom...my concern is any kind of danger from doing that?
Opinions? Knowledge? Experience?
