Inverter Chicago Electric Item #94009 1,000 Watt

[coldspot]

A couple weekd back I was talking to a friend about RE

and his friend had an inverter he'd sell me for thirty-five dollars

and at 750 Watts I'd said I'd take when i had some bucks.

So today when I stopped by there to pick up 750 unit

he couldn't find it and kind of talked like they thought I

already had it. No I told him, bummer cause I was looking forward to

trying it out this week end.

 So he tells me he should just sell me his own unit anyway.

And I asked what he wanted for it and he said  he gave about fifty for it.

Sold I said and also asked if it was tested?

He said he hadn't yet but I would let him know he was sure, if it didn't work.

So for fifty bucks I scored a

Chicago Electric Item 94009

1000. Watt 2000 peak
      
12. Vdc
    
    

Inverter

It works

took me about 5 min to test and was on my way

Smiles



LOL

[coldspot]

After DL'ing the owners manual

This unit has on the back-

Pos

Neg

Ground

The manual talked about grounding to

chassis, in boats and cars

But nothing about the home?

I quess the ground goes to the NEC green wire

Anybody out there with experience on a simular

set-up??

Thanks

[DanG]

Most portable inverters intentionally omit residential code neutral to ground bonding.

If you use your multimeter and find 60 volts between the 120VAC neutral line (wide blade on AC plug socket or white wire) and chassis ground know you will destroy the inverter by inserting it into a NEC standard system.

Standard house current has AC source all from the narrow blade on plug socket or black wire at full 120V potential, a temporary inverter will have 60V on both sides of plug-socket wiring.

I've read a couple explanations for this, the best being lowered electrocution risk if/when wiring is damaged or ground fault in an RV or boating situation.

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[coldspot]

"bzzzt >pop<"

I'm not in the habit of letting out the magic smoke

This Inverter will be used in an OFF GRID cabin

There will be only what I put in the wires and nothing else

Thanks