Gerald55 wrote:
Anyone out there have the ProWatt SW inverter and were able to determine if the ground and neutral are bonded on the AC output side?
Here's a post from several years ago on a boating website which more directly address your concerns -
"Posted - Apr 08 2008 : 11:47:24
SOME Xantrex inverters (such as the X-power) run 60v on the hot and 60v on the neutral. Some run 120v on the hot and 0v on the neutral (Pro-watt). If you ground the neutral on an Xpower, you've just fried the inverter (Been-there-done-that). Other brands may be either way.
If the unit is DESIGNED to be hard-wired in, My guess it's the 120-0 setup and is "bonded". If it's just designed to run portable tools, etc, it may not be. If any doubt test it first, you might want to take it back. If you're still shopping, call tech support.
The little plug-in testers work great. If the tester show two yellows and AND a red light, you've got a 60-60 inverter. If the tester shows two yellows and NO red light you've got a 120-0 inverter."
