Two inverters for 50 amp service
We have a Go Power IC Series 3000 watt inverter and 50 amp service on our 5th wheel. I have 2 complaints about it that I wasn't aware of when it was installed. The monitor panel only monitors Line...
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Ok the answer to "Is it possible to have two inverters for 50 amp service" is.. like the answer the old men gave to the question Boxers or Briefs... "Depends".
Some.. For example when I first got my RV I had an inverter installed. It's no longer made but it was an Xantrex Prosine 2.0... NOW. I only had selected systems on the prosine.. but this model has a port that can be used to "Sync" it with another of the same model to produce 240 volts divided into two 120 volt legs (Same as the power from the park/pole).
That said the Xantrex that replaced it when it died.> DOES NOT HAVE the ability to team with another for 120/240/120 volt operation. I checked the Spec page for the Go Power IC Series 3000 watt inverter and it does not appear to be one that can be paired in this manner.
What do I suggest:
Take your pick of one of the following products and install it in the Shore Power line before the Automatic transfer switch (or alternatively next section)
Progressive Industries HW-50C (hard wired surge protection) WITH REMOTE.
The remote monitors both lines
Southwire/TRC Surge Guard. 34550 With optional remote
Or any equivlant product These are hard wired Surge guards they monitor incoming voltage. Current and in some cases other stuff. they will alert you to open ground or neutral and so on (I put mine before the auto transfer switch so it did not deal with the generator which has a monitoring system of it's own)
The alternatige is the portable version of the same devices.. Some now link to a phone app via Wi-Fi.. But make sure you get the top end units NOT the cheaper ones which do not monitor current... I prefer the hard wired for several reasons,
1 You never forget them as they are always there
2: Outta Sight, Outta mind (of Sticky Fingered type) so they do not grow legs.
The may..howeger...fail.. and thus mine was installed in the manner of the Hughes Autoformer (Look it up) so that if it failed I could physically bypass it. (never happened. though the older portable did die).
Some.. For example when I first got my RV I had an inverter installed. It's no longer made but it was an Xantrex Prosine 2.0... NOW. I only had selected systems on the prosine.. but this model has a port that can be used to "Sync" it with another of the same model to produce 240 volts divided into two 120 volt legs (Same as the power from the park/pole).
That said the Xantrex that replaced it when it died.> DOES NOT HAVE the ability to team with another for 120/240/120 volt operation. I checked the Spec page for the Go Power IC Series 3000 watt inverter and it does not appear to be one that can be paired in this manner.
What do I suggest:
Take your pick of one of the following products and install it in the Shore Power line before the Automatic transfer switch (or alternatively next section)
Progressive Industries HW-50C (hard wired surge protection) WITH REMOTE.
The remote monitors both lines
Southwire/TRC Surge Guard. 34550 With optional remote
Or any equivlant product These are hard wired Surge guards they monitor incoming voltage. Current and in some cases other stuff. they will alert you to open ground or neutral and so on (I put mine before the auto transfer switch so it did not deal with the generator which has a monitoring system of it's own)
The alternatige is the portable version of the same devices.. Some now link to a phone app via Wi-Fi.. But make sure you get the top end units NOT the cheaper ones which do not monitor current... I prefer the hard wired for several reasons,
1 You never forget them as they are always there
2: Outta Sight, Outta mind (of Sticky Fingered type) so they do not grow legs.
The may..howeger...fail.. and thus mine was installed in the manner of the Hughes Autoformer (Look it up) so that if it failed I could physically bypass it. (never happened. though the older portable did die).
