Inverter Problem
I just purchased a 3500 Watt Inverter Generator to use while dry camping. When connecting it to my Progressive EMS-PT50X Surge Protector I get the code for an Open Ground and the unit will not energi...
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3 tons wrote:
Yep, my surge protector was not happy when trying to run the air cond from the Honda 2000i (voltage sag at high altitudes with high ambient temps) so I spliced in a seperate dedicated cord just after the surge protector but before the main panel...
3 tons
You need a switch of some sort to go between the two cords; otherwise, you can have both be live and connected to the circuit at the same time. This has many problems: it's not correct per code, it would lead to a safety issue with a live male connector, and if you ever happened to have the generator and the shore power connected together at the same time you would very likely, at a minimum, destroy the generator...hopefully in a rather sedate manner, but the possibility certainly exists to do so in a very energetic fashion (i.e. parts literally flying off in various directions).
