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Offline ChrisOlson

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Re: inverter doesn't like my coffee maker
« Reply #60 on: May 04, 2012, 08:31:59 pm »
Does the birdhouse's inverter have Arc fault protection as well?

I don't think so.  When I looked at the ProSine for our RV (I bought an AIMS instead because it's 50% bigger) they had two different ones I could get.  One had a built-in GFCI plug on it and it was designed for marine/RV with a floating neutral.  The other model had a hard wire with a transfer relay in it, and it had a bonded neutral.  I don't recall ever seeing anything in the specs about arc fault protection in them.

The ProSine inverters are highly regarded in the RV business - a lot of new RV's come with them factory installed now.
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Re: inverter doesn't like my coffee maker
« Reply #61 on: May 04, 2012, 08:32:16 pm »
Yeah the cause is a cheap GFCI nothing more.
There is no measurable amount of power leaking to ground from neutral.

Looks like it is time to get her a pricey one.  ;)
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