Xantrex Freedom 458 20D tripping
Good Afternoon, Why does my inverter "trip" when running two appliances? I try to run a coffee pot and griddle, and my inverter trips. This causes the refrigerator to turn off as well. Is that really...
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tlecronier wrote:pugslyyy wrote:tlecronier wrote:
This happens on shore power. How can you tell which outlets are which circuit?
Sorry, why would you run through the xantrex whilst on shore power?
I don't seem to have a choice. Like another commenter said, AC runs through the inverter while on shore power. Inverter will only turn off when not plugged in to shore power.
Me thinks you have a mistake about your Inverter, OR, your Inverter is malfunctioning
1. Freedom Inverter/CHARGERS do NOT need to be "turned on" to charge or to pass thru Shore/APU 120 power. It is automatic anytime 120 shore/APU is supplied to the RV
2. The ONLY time you need to TURN ON the Inverter is A. You want to have INVERTER supplied 120 to the load appliances(No Shore or APU 120 available) OR B. You leave the Inverter side ON, but it is in "wait" mode and IF you have a 120 power interruption from Shore/APU you do NOT lose any clock settings or have power interruption causing a Inverter side appliance to stop.
3. If you CANNOT turn the Inverter OFF, then you need to disconnect 120 power AND disconnect the positive side battery cable at the Inverter for 10 minutes to reset the Inverter.
4. Do you have a remote panel for your Inverter? How old is the Inverter?
5. Last, you have (usually) on your model Inverter, 2 -- 120 breakers. Depending on the model freedom, it can be a dual 15/15 or a dual 15/20 amp breaker. I do not believe the Freedom series offered a dual 20/20. So, Which breaker is tripping? The 15 or the 20? The 20 is usually powering the M/W side. But if only 1 breaker is tripping and it is the 15, you can swap the load from the 15 to the 20 to prevent the tripping on hi load operation. Doug
