Wildcard442
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So I have an EG4 6000XP, in my RV 5th wheel camper, wired into my 240v 50amp receiver. That 240v 50amp input (shore power) is connected to the inverter input and works great when I have 240v 50amp input / shore power.
However, I am looking for something when sometimes I only have 120v 15amp shore power.
According to the inverter specs, it needs:
NOMINAL AC (input) VOLTAGE 120/240VAC (L1/L2/N required)
So, I am assuming it just needs 2 legs of 120v and it does not need to be 240v split phase. I am guessing the phasing of L1 and L2 doesn't matter, otherwise they would say so? but who knows, they recently changed the document from saying 120v/240v input to saying it needs L1 and L2. I bought it because the documents said 120v input would work, but that is not true.
So I am trying to work out a way to plug in 120v shore power (without needing a charger / chargeverter,etc - I have one and will use it as a last resort, just looking for something to use the existing wiring I've done).
Would something like this work to give me 120v L1 and L2 like the specs say it needs:
This is my attempt to do a wiring diagram of splicing two plugs together, please bear with me :
I don't need much amperage, the solar does quite a bit of work, but having a little bit of AC / grid / shore power can help keep the batteries topped up. Again, I do have a battery charger, but I am looking for that utilizes the existing wiring I've done, rather than running new wiring again for the charger.
What do you all think?
Thanks!
However, I am looking for something when sometimes I only have 120v 15amp shore power.
According to the inverter specs, it needs:
NOMINAL AC (input) VOLTAGE 120/240VAC (L1/L2/N required)
So, I am assuming it just needs 2 legs of 120v and it does not need to be 240v split phase. I am guessing the phasing of L1 and L2 doesn't matter, otherwise they would say so? but who knows, they recently changed the document from saying 120v/240v input to saying it needs L1 and L2. I bought it because the documents said 120v input would work, but that is not true.
So I am trying to work out a way to plug in 120v shore power (without needing a charger / chargeverter,etc - I have one and will use it as a last resort, just looking for something to use the existing wiring I've done).
Would something like this work to give me 120v L1 and L2 like the specs say it needs:
This is my attempt to do a wiring diagram of splicing two plugs together, please bear with me :
I don't need much amperage, the solar does quite a bit of work, but having a little bit of AC / grid / shore power can help keep the batteries topped up. Again, I do have a battery charger, but I am looking for that utilizes the existing wiring I've done, rather than running new wiring again for the charger.
What do you all think?
Thanks!
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