Whole RV Inverter/Charger
Not a lot of information out there so I figured I'd post here. If like to add an inverter for my 5er, mainly to limit inconvenient trips out to get the generators running for small things. One of ...
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MrWizard wrote:
this keeps the neutral leg from being overloaded by an imbalance
This is absolutely wrong. The two 120V legs are not in phase with each other so there is no way the neutral leg can be overloaded. If that were true, 240V services would use 6ga wiring for L1 and L2 and 2ga (or bigger) for N. They don't because the maximum current that can ever travel down the N wire is whatever is coming in from L1 *OR* L2, or the sum. However, the sum can never exceed what L1 or L2 can carry separately, because they are 180 out.
This is precisely how you get 240V power at home.
