Converter 110 volt Input Current
Noticed the 110 volt input current to my converter fluctuates significantly with load. When the battery is fully charged, sometimes the 110 volt input current jumps from 1-2 amps to 6-7 amps by just ...
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2oldman wrote:I just installed a Progressive Industries 30 amp hard-wired Electrical Management System between my outside 30 amp L5-30 connector input and my breaker/converter panel. The remote display gives realtime input voltage, current, and line frequency, in addition to all the protection it provides. Very cool device.
First time I've heard of someone being able to measure the input amps to a converter. What sort of meter setup do you have?
In any case, I should mention I turned off all the breakers except the one feeding the converter when I made these observations. Bottom line, everything appears to be working fine. The battery is new and load tests just fine. The converter charges and recharges the battery just fine. I just noticed as I turn on each 12 vdc light, the input current reading on the PI EMS (110 volt line side) to the converter jumps up approx. 1 amp for each light. With a fully charged battery, the converter current (110 volt line input side) hovers around 0-1 amp with NO lights turned on.
