CA Traveler wrote:
enblethen wrote:
The drawing does not identify where each of the devices are located.
1)Disconnect the wires(all) that are for the circuit going to the items you want to power off inverter.
2)Connect the inverter to the 120 volt panel in the same location. Phase conductor to the breaker, ground and neutral to their individual buss bars.
3)At the converter, connect the wires from the circuit breaker to the inverter input.
4) Connect the branch circuit to the inverter. This can be done using a cord body plugged into the inverter output.
OK but my impression is that the OP plans to connect to half of the RV panel with no other wiring changes at the panel. So he'll manage all of the existing loads like the second A/C on the inverter circuit.
While I would rewire the panel and RV apparently the OP doesn't want to use this approach.
Yes, that is my plan -- to basically not have to touch the panel and have the inverter power half of it (one of the two hot legs).
It happens that all the most important circuits I want to power from the inverter are already on the same leg: the TV, most of the outlets, and the microwave (though the 1500w microwave might be pushing it for my inverter, we'll see). There's also one air conditioner and a fireplace on that leg, but I'll just not turn those on when not connected to shore power. The only circuit on the opposite leg that would be nice to power with the inverter is the kids bedroom outlets, so I might swap that with the fireplace, which should be easy since they each have 15A circuit breakers. Also, one of the circuits is the existing converter, which I'll leave installed but flip that circuit off in the panel and put tape over it, so that it would only be turned on in case the Victron inverter/charger dies.
