wiring in inverter

philh wrote:
5er came prewired for generator. I wired a 50a receptacle to the front to hook up a generator, and it works great.

Since my batteries are up front too, what about installing an inverter (2200w) near the batteries and wiring to a 50a plug and when I use the inverter, just plug it in to the front. 10-2 SOOW, and wire hot to L1 & L2? Without measuring, I'm guessing 6 feet long on AC and a couple of feet to batteries.

enblethen wrote:
What about the neutral? L1 & L2 would be 240 volts. You would not have any 120 volts! Should also connect a ground to the 50 amp receptacle.

theoldwizard1 wrote:

philh wrote:

Since my batteries are up front too, what about installing an inverter (2200w) near the batteries and wiring to a 50a plug and when I use the inverter, just plug it in to the front. 10-2 SOOW, and wire hot to L1 & L2?

First, SJOW is adequate (SOOW is for over 600V).

Second, I don't understand wiring L1 to L2. That sounds like a dead short to me !

Personally, I would purchase a inverter/charger/automatic transfer switch. You can delete your converter. The inverter will only over ONE leg of the 50A 240V power source so choose wisely.

philh wrote:

Since my batteries are up front too, what about installing an inverter (2200w) near the batteries and wiring to a 50a plug and when I use the inverter, just plug it in to the front. 10-2 SOOW, and wire hot to L1 & L2?