Inverter not accepting A/C power-advice?

It was completely disconnected inside the inverter box. No signs of any apparent damage.

Any heat damage?

navvets wrote:
Well, after all of this great advice, it turned out to be a loose AC wire attached to the inverter. Had the repair guy stumped as well at first! It was on the back side; I'm no electrician, so wasn't about to pull it out...I guess it is true about loose wires and bolts the majority of the time. Thanks again to all...

Glad to hear it was something simple! :)

Thanks for the update!

Well, after all of this great advice, it turned out to be a loose AC wire attached to the inverter. Had the repair guy stumped as well at first! It was on the back side; I'm no electrician, so wasn't about to pull it out...I guess it is true about loose wires and bolts the majority of the time. Thanks again to all...

navvets wrote:
Nothing works when you plug into outlets. Reefer, A/C, etc. are working. It is things like clocks, microwave, television that are not working. If inverter is turned on, everything works off of battery power. If inverter is turned off, outlets don't work. Batteries are going dead, charger is not working.

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Is this the inverter? 12VDC 2000W Quasi Sine Inverter

You should call them and speak with the technical staff regarding the condition you're experiencing.

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Without a volt meter you are going to be lost.
You need to check the power at the 120 volt AC panel in your rig. If power is present then check for 120 volt incoming power at the inverter unit.

Two tools I find very useful are a volt meter and a test light.. The volt meter tells if there is voltage there or not (no load) and the test light is quick, easy indication of POWER under load.

In this case.. I do not know your inverter.. On MY inverter there is a 3 position switch On/Off/Remote

In the OFF position (or in remote with the remote switch off) it is OFF and I mean OFF, no power in no power out on either 12 volt or 120 volt side.

Another issue I have seen (This likely would not apply if the inverter is after market) I usually phrase as kind of a joke....

Many RVers have a few screws loose.

In my rig it was not the after market inverter..... It was one of the air conditioners.. The screw on the circuit breaker took over TWO FULL TURNS before I felt anything resembling resistance.. Another screw in teh box was over one full screw.. I wound up putting the old #2 Square bit on every screw in the box (NOTE: DO THIS WITH SHORE POWER PLUG WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT, NOT PLUGGED IN, AND GENERATOR OFF PLEASE).

Also one of the screws on my power inlet was loose. Things worked much better when fixed

Another camper in the CG where I am now... The outlet on his shore cord fell off in his hand.. NOT one of the six screws inside it were tight.

The joke.. I'm talking about genuine metallic type screws most of which take a #2 Square bit or a #2 Phillips to tighten.

navvets wrote:
Don't have a voltmeter. If transfer switch is stuck in invert position, how to fix?

You need a voltmeter. Very handy for so many things.

You really don't fix them. Normally, your unit is junk if the switch is fried. I'm not saying I'm sure it's that.. just a possibility. Do you have a history of switching power during high-amp draws, like a/c?

Our inverter has only one 30 amp reset button on front and no output plug. Your diagram is of an upgraded model, I believe. Think we will just have to call electrician; thanks for all the input.