Installing inverter

Inverters come in two types. (times two types) in this case the two types I will discuss are Stand alone and inline

Stand alone have DC in and AC out,, In line have AC in AC out and DC in/out (same connection works both ways)

If you have an in-line, then when you run the honda, it will switch the inverter to standby and the inverter will pass power to the TVs from the honda.

IF you have a stand alone, then you will either have to run it to a transfer switch of some kind, in which case see transfer switch below OR you will have to run it to separate outlets. (Or locate it where the power cords can reach the outlets on it however I do not recommend this).

IF you use the separate outlet method (make them red or orange) then the TV and Sat receiver will operate off the inverter full time, and the presence of the honda will not matter.

IF you use a transfer switch. Read on

Transfer switches:
these come in two types Automatic and Manual. ONE form of manual is described above (separate outlets)

Another is a proper DPDT cener off break before make Transfer Switch, TRANSFER switches often need to be double tapped to switch from one source to the other this is a safety feature.

This is the kind of switch I use for one circuit in my rig.

The AUTOMATIC switches (I have one of those too well two technically) sense when power is coming in on one of the two lines, (Usually that input is marked GENERATOR) You run shore power to this input, and the inverter to the other input, if shore power (Such as from the HONDA) is present it will switch to it, if not, it Drops back to the inverter

For your install, I recommend the outlet method.

Lon-Str wrote:
The only connection between the gens and the inverter will be that the batteries will be being charged through the trailer inverter while the gens are running. Does that make sense or am I just making it more complicated?

It is still not clear that when you are on shore power or generator, that the TV etc will not be powered the normal way instead of by the inverter, and that the inverter output is not tapped into the RV 120 receptacle circuit somehow.

If it is, AND you run the inverter, they will get two doses of 120v at once and fry who knows what on 240v. That is what a transfer switch is for.

You can run just the TV etc off inverter. You must not tap the inverter output into the regular RV receptacle that the TV is plugged into. The TV has to go into the inverter output directly via an inverter receptacle (perhaps extended as needed)

Yes, I did mean trailer converter. I think that answers my question. Thanks

Totally unconnected circuits. Pineapples and hand grenades. Go for it...

Lon-Str wrote:
The only connection between the gens and the inverter will be that the batteries will be being charged through the trailer inverter while the gens are running. Does that make sense or am I just making it more complicated?

Do you mean "trailer converter"? Converters produce 12-14vdc from 120vac. Inverters do the opposite.

If you mean converter, it won't be a problem.

The only connection between the gens and the inverter will be that the batteries will be being charged through the trailer inverter while the gens are running. Does that make sense or am I just making it more complicated?

I found this post in another thread. Not much info there.

Link

If your TV and Sat. receiver are not connected to the 120v ac power, there will be no conflict between the inverter and the generator.

If both the inverter and the generator will be connected together at the TV or Sat. receiver, or anywhere else, you will have a problem.

"It will be hooked up only to my TV & Sat. receiver, independent of anything else"

Interpreted, this means your TV and satellite are going to be fed via a cord set direct from generator to the TV and satellite?