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Mahikoa's avatar
Mahikoa
Explorer
Oct 31, 2015

Generator not working with inverter/charger

I hoping someone has had this issue before and can give me some advice. We have a 38' Fleetwood Expedition Diesel Pusher.
We are using a 8000 watt Onan Generator with a Magnum MS2012 Inverter/charger.
The Generator starts up just fine with no issues. Yesterday I was able to use the generator just fine and it charged the batteries through the inverter/charger.
Now, when I turn on the generator it shows 0 on the Intellitec amp load meter which seems strange since there are lights and other items on in my MH. On the remote for the inverter/charger, there is a button to turn on the charger, but pressing it doesn't do anything. I can use appliances with it just inverting, but only for so long without the batteries draining. I'll call Magnum on Monday if I can't fix it by then to see if there is something causing this in the inverter, but I am hoping I can figure it out before than.
Thanks in advance if someone knows what might be causing this.
John
Class A
  • pianotuna's avatar
    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Nov 01, 2015
    Hi,

    Nice idea--but my shower is not in the bathroom.

    45Ricochet wrote:

    IMO your getting H2o to it from the shower, mist etc. All kinds of funny electric stories around. Our master bathroom at the S&B we use this small 1500 heater in the winter. It kept tripping while we were cleaning up. We actually had several (8) of these from when we built the house. Well one by one I would bring in another to replace the last one that tripped. (heater would trip, not GFI). I took them one by one to the garage for a dump run. It got cold so I tested them out , yep they all worked fine and never tripped.
    My only theory is the mist from the shower tripped em..... but not the GFI in the wall????
    I give up :B
  • 45Ricochet's avatar
    45Ricochet
    Explorer
    Nov 01, 2015
    pianotuna wrote:
    Hi,

    Sometimes, but not always, the gfi in my bathroom trips if I start the generator. It happens perhaps once in ten times. Very annoying. I'd love to pull it out and replace it with an ordinary outlet.

    IMO your getting H2o to it from the shower, mist etc. All kinds of funny electric stories around. Our master bathroom at the S&B we use this small 1500 heater in the winter. It kept tripping while we were cleaning up. We actually had several (8) of these from when we built the house. Well one by one I would bring in another to replace the last one that tripped. (heater would trip, not GFI). I took them one by one to the garage for a dump run. It got cold so I tested them out , yep they all worked fine and never tripped.
    My only theory is the mist from the shower tripped em..... but not the GFI in the wall????
    I give up :B
  • pianotuna's avatar
    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Nov 01, 2015
    Hi,

    Sometimes, but not always, the gfi in my bathroom trips if I start the generator. It happens perhaps once in ten times. Very annoying. I'd love to pull it out and replace it with an ordinary outlet.
  • Mahikoa's avatar
    Mahikoa
    Explorer
    Oct 31, 2015
    Genius, it was the 120 ac input on the inverter. Thank you for your help.
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Oct 31, 2015
    Check for tripped genset breaker on the generator itself.
    Check for tripped 120 AC input to the inverter.

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