Inverter Power or Juicer Issues...

2oldman wrote:
Try it on 'low' then switch to 'high'.

I have been trying mainly on low, same as on high it just quietly buzzes. There is no load in the Juicer so power requirement is minimal. When it runs on low there is about a 4A DC use rate (~45W AC) and on high a 23A DC use rate (~270W AC). Neither of those are too high for a 3000w surge inverter even with motor start-up requirements.

2oldman wrote:
When you say it won't run on a Honda 3k, what happens? Does the gen surge and attempt to start it?

Same exact thing my inverter is doing, buzzes and nothing else. The generator doesn't rev up like it would with a load.

2oldman wrote:
But it would probably work.

Based on the experience with a PSW EU3000is I am not convinced it's the issue.

It also doesn't explain why it works on one outlet and not the next one.

I am not arguing a PSW is better, but this doesn't make sense. There has to be a reason it's hit/miss on some outlet and works every time on another with the same power source.

I am leaning more towards the brand of Juicer than the power, based on all the different "issues" we are having with 2 Juicers of the same make/model, different generators, and 2 of the same make/model inverters. Even thou one would think the Juicer is simple with the low-off-high switch it must have some sort of circuit board in it.

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

MSW does strange things when it is "transmitted", so it may be a voltage drop issue. It could also be a loose screw if the outlets are daisy chained. If you have the oem outlets that are no screw at all (stab type)--I'd suggest upgrading and replacing all of them to ones with screws.

That's a good point on the outlets, the trailer did move about 30' yesterday... Then again on shore power the circuits work fine.

I have measured the voltage in the other socket on the non-working outlet and it's at 117-118 while trying to start the juicer.