Leaving inverter on while plugged in?

cannesdo wrote:
It is ok to leave the inverter on during a thunderstorm in case the power goes out (it does often here) so that I don't have to deal with getting the dish to find the signal all over again? Is that harmful in any way?

The concern should be the thunderstorm not the inverter. Some RVers disconnect everything not wanting to chance possible significant electrical transients.

That said I never let the ATS or inverter switch with heavy loads. The heaver the load the more pitting that occurs on the relay contacts. Sometimes I'll switch from the gen/inverter which involves both the ATS and inverter relays with the TV on.

My dish doesn't move once set but the receiver could reboot if the changeover wasn't short.