Inverter on Generator wiring?
I have a 2021 Grand Design 381m. I just put in 2 Lifepo4 batteries and am installing a Pure Sine Wave Inverter tomorrow. I am looking for the easiest way to do it before my trip next week. I have a...
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Cptnvideo wrote:
Where is your transfer switch located? In my Solitude which is pre-wired for a generator but does not have one, the wires to my inverter/charger come from the transfer switch which is located just to the rear of the pass thru compartment. Then the output of the inverter is wired to the AC distribution panel. The OEM converter is unplugged.
With this configuration, shore power is passed thru the inverter and I am able to use the load share feature on the inverter.
I also have a lot of solar.
With your proposal, you would want to make DANG sure inverter is turned off before running the generator.
Its' located in the false wall behind the storage space before it. It's not too hard to get to and if I had to I wouldn't mind running wire there. But I'm also not sure what the benefit this way would be since I'm guessing there isn't an empty input.
It's a Southwire Surge Guard Automatic Transfer Switch Model 40140. Currently it is managing between shore and generator power I think.
Someone mentioned that my proposed setup won't work as it will fry the inverter when I run the generator and 120v is fed back into the inverter. Not sure if that's true or not?
