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RognBon's avatar
RognBon
Explorer
Aug 10, 2019

Smoking GFCI outlet

With the engine running I turned on the inverter (Xantrax 2000 watt Freedom 20) and one of the GFCI outlets inside the coach began buzzing and smoking. Turned the inverter off and the smoking stopped. With the generator running and the inverter off, the issue stopped. All 12 volt (lights, etc) are working and all 120 volt outlets are functioning when on generator power. All lights on the inverter panel show normal charging, amps, voltage, etc. Any input as to what the cause may be and what I should look for to correct?

1997 Monaco Dynasty
Cummins 8.3
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Aug 10, 2019
    IS your inverter MSW or TSW.. If it's TSW (also called PSW or True/Pure sine wave) you should not have any issues with anything (Cost me a coffee pot though)

    With MSW (Modified sine or square wage) you paid your money you takes your chances as they say... YOu SHOULD! not have any problems but you might.

    Replace the GFCI.
  • profdant139's avatar
    profdant139
    Explorer II
    Aug 10, 2019
    Electricians call that "magic smoke." As in, "Oh, no, this device won't work any more because I accidentally released the magic smoke when I plugged it in."

    Brief article on magic smoke

    I wish I had a better answer for you.

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