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Old 08-28-2019, 07:27 PM   #2
TurnerFam
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Georgia
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THOR #4735
I don't think it's a problem, it's probably designed that way - provide you coach's make/model and your Inverter make/model and maybe others know for sure..

some inverters will 'look' like they are on, even when plugged into shore power, because the internal RELAY that passes thru 120v power to your outlets that are powered by the inverter is LIVE, meaning that it is sensing the external power and allowing it to continue on to the outlets.

some inverters may not have a 'red light', but still do the same.

Now, can you turn the inverter 'OFF'? Meaning, can you physically disable the inverter? If so, you may lose the power to your outlets that the Inverter powers, since now you've disabled the internal pass-thru relay. Probably not what you want to happen.

Since you are on external power, though, allowing the Inverter to be 'on', even if you don't think you 'need' it, is not hurting anything, it is simply a red light, nothing more.

One advantage, though, is that if you were to lose shore power, and your Inverter is ON, it will continue providing power to the outlets, at least until the shore power is restored, or it reaches it's LBCO(low battery level cut off).
We do this, since we want to continue powering things even if parked at a campground with shore power, in the event the campground's power fails.
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