โJun-01-2017 03:56 PM
โJun-04-2017 10:41 AM
lafester wrote:
Just read a post on another forum describing a 20 amp dpdt switch install to bypass the inverter.
โJun-04-2017 10:35 AM
lafester wrote:
Not quite understanding all the plug and outlet solutions. I'm not going to have any plugs or outlets near the inverter. I could make some I suppose but I don't see how that is easier then one switch.
โJun-04-2017 10:29 AM
โJun-04-2017 09:57 AM
โJun-03-2017 10:56 PM
โJun-03-2017 09:22 PM
โJun-03-2017 03:21 PM
MrWizard wrote:
Plug and socket manual bypass,
Much simpler, can not be cross wired
Takes like what 15 seconds to move two plugs
Pull two out, put one back in, where the first one was
โJun-03-2017 02:39 PM
โJun-03-2017 12:24 PM
Here is one on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-Toggle-Switch-Center/dp/B001FRE1E8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004WLKA/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687602&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001FRE1E8&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0BWH1W9D9B0QJ5XMWAE2
Wire the output of the switch (the "center" terminals) to the load, one input terminal set to the 120v line source, and the other input to the inverter output line. When you put the switch to the Line side, you have a direct path from 120v line to the load (wall outlet or whatever you are powering), thus bypassing the inverter altogether. When you flip it to the inverter input side, the line power is removed from the load and the load receives power from the inverter line instead. It doesn't matter if the 120v line is hardwired to the inverter and hot, or if the inverter remains on, cause the inverter output line is terminated at the DPDT switch unless it is in the inverter-feed position.
โJun-02-2017 09:42 PM
โJun-02-2017 03:19 PM
lafester wrote:
Do you have any ideas on how to bypass the inverter if it fails and I still need shore power?
โJun-02-2017 01:54 PM
lafester wrote:Carry 3 wire nuts. Remove in/out romex from inverter and wire nut them together. Don't over think this.
Yes, already removed from the plan. Now looking for a possible way to bypass the inverter in case it fails and I still need shore power. Thanks for the input!
โJun-02-2017 01:37 PM
MrWizard wrote:
You only have to flip off the 110v circuit feeding the converter
When you do a while house inverter , via shore cord into the inverter output
If you pick a single circuit string
And interrupt with the inverter inline
No need to worry about the converter unless it is on that circuit
You do not want to discover converter battery connections, if the 110v is still on to the converter, it would still be using port but not doing any useful work
โJun-02-2017 01:34 PM
time2roll wrote:lafester wrote:OK so just remove the branch romex from the panel and connect to the inverter output. Get a new piece of romex and connect that spot in the panel to the inverter input.time2roll wrote:
Is the inverter feeding the main panel or just a branch circuit after the panel?
I am pulling the outlets off the circuit to be powered directly by the inverter/transfer switch.
Done. No converter relay, no bypass, nothing else to worry unless there is something actually on that circuit. Power will not go backward to the main panel. The bypass is the internal transfer switch.
โJun-02-2017 01:25 PM