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Old 03-15-2019, 09:28 PM   #11
TurnerFam
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Originally Posted by halfprice View Post
no need for the invertor to be on if plugged into shore power or running on gen

for many who own an RV with a 'simple' inline inverter, such as only for the fridge, this might well be the case... but for many motorhome owners with 'whole house' inverters, which carry ALL of the outlets, including the Fridge and the Microwave, leaving the Inverter in ON mode provides for continuous power, even when the park or campground power is lost, or your device drops the power due to low voltage, etc.... keeping everything running thru the Inverter.

This is especially nice when it happens and your Satellite RECEIVER does not lose power. Anyone with one knows that when it does lose power, it has to go thru the whole acquisition process all over again, taking 10 to 15 minutes or more... very frustrating when there is only a 'blink' in the loss of power, if you don't keep you Inverter in ON mode.

Remember, the Inverter being ON does not mean that is is Inverting, but it is simply continuing to pass-thru the Shore Or Generator power, standing READY, though, in the event it needs to pick up the slack for any loss of power, whether accidental('blink' in utility power or loss of park power all together), or intentional(unplugging from Shore power when ready to leave, or the Generator being shut off).

Those of us with whole house inverters probably never turn then 'off' - there's no real reason to other than during long-term storage. Even then, you can put the Inverter in 'Search Watts' mode where it will continue to allow the Inverter to power up when an appliance needs it, such as the Fridge's compressor, but staying in only 'ready' mode, otherwise. This is nice if you have Solar power, you can keep the House batteries trickle charged, but want the Inverter to power up when the Fridge needs it to remain cold, when you're not storing it for long-term, or going to be traveling in a few days - not having to remove everything from the fridge is very nice sometimes!
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