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brutherb
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Jan 10, 2023
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Inverter install

New purchase I want to install an inverter in my 05 arctic fox 1150. I read a few different ways to do this, but I think the easiest is wire it to the battery install a 30 amp plug in the power cable ...
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    3_tons
    Jan 10, 2023
    The simplest and safest approved way would be to install a power sensing ATS switch to avoid accidental sinusoidal (AC) conflicts… Your camper may (or may not) already have one ATS switch installed used to separate the generator from shore power…If so, the new ATS switch would be wired, generator output (from factory ATS) to IN (in, in lieu of shore power), Inverter IN, and new ATS output to main panel…IF no existing ATS present, then using new ATS switch, Shore power (or corded generator…) IN, Inverter IN, and ATS Output to main panel…

    In this way it’s purely a passive operation…

    The potential downside here is that the inverter (via the main panel) will want to charge the batteries (a round-robin affair) so you’ll need to switch off the converter-charger…

    https://www.bestconverter.com/PD-5100-Series-30-Amp-Transfer-Relay-PD5110010Q_p_28.html#.Y73MOy-Ibi0

    3 tons
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StirCrazy
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Jan 11, 2023
3 tons wrote:
The simplest and safest approved way would be to install a power sensing ATS switch to avoid accidental sinusoidal (AC) conflicts… Your camper may (or may not) already have one ATS switch installed used to separate the generator from shore power…If so, the new ATS switch would be wired, generator output (from factory ATS) to IN (in, in lieu of shore power), Inverter IN, and new ATS output to main panel…IF no existing ATS present, then using new ATS switch, Shore power (or corded generator…) IN, Inverter IN, and ATS Output to main panel…

In this way it’s purely a passive operation…

The potential downside here is that the inverter (via the main panel) will want to charge the batteries (a round-robin affair) so you’ll need to switch off the converter-charger…

https://www.bestconverter.com/PD-5100-Series-30-Amp-Transfer-Relay-PD5110010Q_p_28.html#.Y73MOy-Ibi0

3 tons


you almost need a double ats setup for a inverter/generator set up. mine right now is just inverter and shore power but it automaticly turns off the charger when the inverter comes on. the charger is wired to a different port, so it allows DC power but not DC charging.

Steve

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