Inverter throwing error codes. Mfg. says ok?
I am installing a Cobra 800 watt inverter in my fifth wheel. I wired it so that one circuit on my shore power panel has the option of either shore power or inverter power. When I tested the circuit o...
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I'm guessing the Cobra 800 is a MSW inverter. This means it likely will have neutral at -60 volts, hot at +60 volts, so the combined is a 120 volt waveform. You can check this by using an AC voltmeter between hot and ground and neutral to ground.
Sometimes electrical devices see current between neutral and ground and register a wiring fault. However with most MSW inverters, 60 or so volts is normal.
I think this Cobra inverter cost $50 or so. Because I use a lot of computer stuff, I'm persnickety about power, so paying 185 bones for a 1000 watt PSW inverter might be a good investment.
I don't know how robust the OP's computer equipment is, but to be on the safe side, I'd rather go with a more expensive PSW inverter. Just replacing 1-2 blown laptop power bricks can easily make up the difference in price between a MSW and a PSW inverter.
Sometimes electrical devices see current between neutral and ground and register a wiring fault. However with most MSW inverters, 60 or so volts is normal.
I think this Cobra inverter cost $50 or so. Because I use a lot of computer stuff, I'm persnickety about power, so paying 185 bones for a 1000 watt PSW inverter might be a good investment.
I don't know how robust the OP's computer equipment is, but to be on the safe side, I'd rather go with a more expensive PSW inverter. Just replacing 1-2 blown laptop power bricks can easily make up the difference in price between a MSW and a PSW inverter.
