Voltage Regulators - effect on CG breaker?
If I get a voltage regulator will it make it more likely that the CG breaker feeding my unit will trip in low voltage situations? If the CG is struggling to keep up with demand causing a voltage drop ...
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I read this argument fairly often. An autoformer on a 30A circuit is going to draw 30 amperes at max. There isn't any "stealing" of electricity. In reality, the CG needs to look at their wiring to get it to code.
As an alternative, there is using a "hybrid" inverter such as what Magnum or Victron make, which, if voltage drops below acceptable standards, will boost the voltage from the battery bank. Then, you plug a battery charger into a 20A receptacle to keep the batteries topped off. Essentially the same thing as an autoformer, but people are less apt to gripe about a 20 amp plug in use to an external appliance than they are a visible autoformer.
As an alternative, there is using a "hybrid" inverter such as what Magnum or Victron make, which, if voltage drops below acceptable standards, will boost the voltage from the battery bank. Then, you plug a battery charger into a 20A receptacle to keep the batteries topped off. Essentially the same thing as an autoformer, but people are less apt to gripe about a 20 amp plug in use to an external appliance than they are a visible autoformer.
