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mlts22
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Feb 21, 2014

GFCI protected outlet needed on a 300W inverter?

This sounds dumb, but for a small, 300 watt Morningstar PSW inverter, how important is a GFCI outlet? If it isn't that critical, I will be wiring the 120VAC to a receptacle that has both one 120VAC p...
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westend
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Feb 21, 2014
I think the Morningstar inverters have internal fault protection but wouldn't swear to it. That info is probably available in the inverter's data sheets. In any event, there is no law chipped in granite that you need GFCI protection for any device (unless you follow NEC location requirements).

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