s designed for hard wiring do not do this.
Joe
Coquina
C 35 MK I
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Like 'ground' sys
Interesting topic considering it does reduce down to connecting three wires
more or less. The executive overview is that hopefully the inverter, circuit
breaker
panel and GFCI will come with good instructions on how they need to be wired.
At least some of the GFCI are recommended for use
"So if the inverter is floating and has no ground you cannot get a ground
fault shock. If there is a ground wired in you could get a shock but the
GFCI should trip. Maybe having the GFCI in is a good thing in that if there
was a defect in the load you would never know it without a ground. With
it
Like 'ground' systems, marine systems are required to connect neutral to ground
at the source of power, whether that is somewhere at the top of the dock for
shore power, or at the generator or inverter. One of the most important
connections at the inverter is from chassis ground to the boat's
I think you have it, that is how a GFCI works.
In the case of an inverter that is floating use of a ground is a bit of an
oxymoron.
The principle is that every electron that comes out of one connection has to go
back to the other connection. If the GFCI is directly connected to the two
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"Similarly with an inverter connected to a battery that is not grounded a GFCI
should
never trip. Th
"Similarly with an inverter connected to a battery that is not grounded a
GFCI should
never trip. Theoretically in a floating system the power has to come out of
the Hot
lead and return in the Neutral. There will never be a ground fault to trip
a GFCI.
There is no ground."
I'm not an electrician,
Hopefully the inverter will come with very clear instructions on how to
handle ground and neutral.
For normal power, ie shore power, this is the US code:
"The National Electrical Code ( NEC ) requires the AC source to have a Neutral
to ground bond
and that there be only one such bond in the
Inverter to Outlet Via Extension Cord?
David,
I've followed some of this thread and have a few concerns where some have
mentioned using an inexpensive inverter.
Using an inverter that is not intended for marine use or not properly
grounded can cause problems. An inverter can produce short durati
David,
I've followed some of this thread and have a few concerns where some have
mentioned using an inexpensive inverter.
Using an inverter that is not intended for marine use or not properly
grounded can cause problems. An inverter can produce short duration spikes
which exceed the
Your basic "modified sine" cheap inverter has two hot connections, neither of
which can be connected to ground. There is no "neutral". So long as you
understand this, then ok. What it means is that if you connect to a single
outlet as you describe, or to a string of outlets, what would
Use a GFCI outlet at the least.
> On Oct 23, 2016, at 2:24 PM, David via CnC-List wrote:
>
> We have minimal inverter needs and would like to wire the 1000w inverter
> directly to a dedicated outlet. It does not have power outputs but two
> receptacles for plugs.
>
We have minimal inverter needs and would like to wire the 1000w inverter
directly to a dedicated outlet. It does not have power outputs but two
receptacles for plugs.
I believe I can wire an extension cord to a outlet (assuming adequately rated
and quality components), but I would like to
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