Plugging shore power into inverter
I'm about to buy an inverter for my travel trailer. It has no 12 volt outlets, so I think ac is the easiest way to go. Can I plug the shore power plug (with an adapter) directly into the inverter an...
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RDMueller wrote:
One other consideration (I just recently found this out myself). If you have a built in electrical management system like the Progressive EMS-HW30C or EMS-HW50C (and might apply to other brands as well) - do NOT plug your shore power cord into an inverter. There is some discussion about whether a PSW inverter is ok, but the manufacturer says commercial power only. So, if you have one, you will probably want to bypass it before plugging into an inverter.
On the subject of switching your Progressive EMS to "bypass" - that does NOT remove the surge protection portion of the device from the signal path and still leaves the MOVs in that circuit vulnerable to damage, particularly from any non-sinusoidal waveform. The only way you can fully protect your EMS from any potential damage is to physically remove it or completely switch it out of the system.
