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3_tons
Jul 02, 2018Explorer III
Well IF I have this right it appears that the inverter wiring (as well as the truck) was providing a current path to the camper that the normal battery cabling to main breaker-fuse panel could not, possibly due to a defective battery cutoff switch...
IF this is a possibility, then one might assume that:
a) the inverter 120v output supplies the onboard converter-charger, thus powering up the 12v circuitry....A potential ‘round robin’ affair where the inverter simultaniously attempts to charge the batteries.
b) the truck alternator has its own path to the 12v circuitry.
You don’t mention whether this is a basic inverter or a pass-thru inverter charger...
Just for WAG speculation only
3 tons
IF this is a possibility, then one might assume that:
a) the inverter 120v output supplies the onboard converter-charger, thus powering up the 12v circuitry....A potential ‘round robin’ affair where the inverter simultaniously attempts to charge the batteries.
b) the truck alternator has its own path to the 12v circuitry.
You don’t mention whether this is a basic inverter or a pass-thru inverter charger...
Just for WAG speculation only
3 tons
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