double conversion problems
Hi, For years I've been using double conversion to power my RV when there is limited shore power. I had a 2500 watt Cobra MSW inverter. Tonight, because a GFI on the house shore power was trippi...
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Hi Mike,
Yes it is the hybrid model and I enjoy using it. However the Magnum appears to NOT like GFI outlets. So I was going back to my old model of using heavy draw items on the battery bank/inverter and replacing that energy from the converter.
Where there is no gfi the Magnum works tremendously well. It may also be the particular gfi outlet.
I use the Magnum to buffer start up surge on the air conditioner when I am running it (rarely) from the Yamaha 3000 sIEB generator. That way I can run the generator in the mountains on the eco setting.
The remote on the Magnum allows one to limit the demands on shore power. A 15 amp circuit is not supposed to be used at more than 80% of that value, so I'll dial it back to 14 amps (12 would be better).
Victron and one other company make true hybrid inverters. Xantrex has one but it doesn't blend the power from two sources--it jumps 100% to the battery bank and then transfers back to shore power.
Yes it is the hybrid model and I enjoy using it. However the Magnum appears to NOT like GFI outlets. So I was going back to my old model of using heavy draw items on the battery bank/inverter and replacing that energy from the converter.
Where there is no gfi the Magnum works tremendously well. It may also be the particular gfi outlet.
I use the Magnum to buffer start up surge on the air conditioner when I am running it (rarely) from the Yamaha 3000 sIEB generator. That way I can run the generator in the mountains on the eco setting.
The remote on the Magnum allows one to limit the demands on shore power. A 15 amp circuit is not supposed to be used at more than 80% of that value, so I'll dial it back to 14 amps (12 would be better).
Victron and one other company make true hybrid inverters. Xantrex has one but it doesn't blend the power from two sources--it jumps 100% to the battery bank and then transfers back to shore power.
23mikey wrote:
Hi PT.....Question for you. Your Magnum inverter, is it the hybrid model? I was looking at using the hybrid in my new solar system so I could blend low amp shore power with the inverter to run AC loads like the A/C.
Is this what you were doing when you had your issue?
Thanks,
Mike
