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Grunt4Life's avatar
Grunt4Life
Explorer
Mar 04, 2017

Inverter Issue

We purchased our 5're in Dec and are doing our shakedown trip.

EDITED: Trying to use the inverter to run the residential refrigerator while we're on the road. Connected up to the truck, made sure the batteries were connected, on/charged and then pushed the on button. The refrigerator failed to come on... It appears the inverter isn't working and before we take in in want to be sure I'm not forgetting anything.

After arriving to our camp site I connected to shore power and refrigerator works. is there something I'm missing?

RV- 2017 Montana just in case it matters.
  • BFL13's avatar
    BFL13
    Explorer II
    Mar 04, 2017
    The fridge 120 is on with shore power but not with the inverter, so maybe a transfer switch issue or else the fridge is just not one of the 120 circuits the inverter supplies? Is there a sub panel? When not on shore power but with the inverter on did any 120 thing work when the fridge didn't? Is the inverter on one leg of the 50 amp and the fridge on the other? ( Not sure that is a proper question--I am vague on 50 amp)
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Mar 04, 2017
    What is make and model of refer? Is it a residential?
    Is it an inverter or converter? make and model?

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