Inverter for RV hookup. Manufacturers reply.
Hi all. So I read contless online info about the whole bonding issue with Rv,s. I understand the RV is basically a sub panel. The bond is made when you hook up to the pedestal. OK. with a genera...
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My Vector inverter manual says the chassis ground is for reducing TV and radio interference, so that is probably why they want you to still use that.
Another inverter I was using had GFCI receptacles and chassis ground. When the shore power cord was plugged into the inverter it somehow found a neg path to the DC fuse panel. The shore cord is grounded to the frame at the Power Centre and so is the 12v side of things, so 120 and 12 share the frame as negative/ground. The inverter's chassis ground joined in with that
They are saying you can beat that by not having the ground prong in the plug going into the inverter's receptacle. I suppose you could also just leave it three-prong and not connect the chassis ground.
It really makes no difference when Rving as far as I can tell, that the inverter is floating neutral. So is my Honda generator. Those who have rigs with an ??EMS?? whatever it's called, do need to bond the receptacle.
BTW besides the turning off the converter, do put the fridge and WH on gas (not "Auto") too
Another inverter I was using had GFCI receptacles and chassis ground. When the shore power cord was plugged into the inverter it somehow found a neg path to the DC fuse panel. The shore cord is grounded to the frame at the Power Centre and so is the 12v side of things, so 120 and 12 share the frame as negative/ground. The inverter's chassis ground joined in with that
They are saying you can beat that by not having the ground prong in the plug going into the inverter's receptacle. I suppose you could also just leave it three-prong and not connect the chassis ground.
It really makes no difference when Rving as far as I can tell, that the inverter is floating neutral. So is my Honda generator. Those who have rigs with an ??EMS?? whatever it's called, do need to bond the receptacle.
BTW besides the turning off the converter, do put the fridge and WH on gas (not "Auto") too
