Sean Steele
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I recently, five minutes ago, finished the install of my Aims Power PWRIX200012SUL. It has an internal transfer switch and is hard wired into the breaker panel to power all of the general purpose wall outlets on the RV. I am dry camping and just did a test to see how the transfer switch worked. I fired up my generator and plugged in the camper. I heard the generator take a load and then the GFCI outlet on the generator popped. I turned off the inverter and tried plugging in the camper again. This time it instantly popped the GFCI as soon as the cord was plugged in. No hesitation or change in sound, just SNAP.
Before the install, I had no issues plugging the camper into this generator. The install is pretty straight forward. The power coming from the circuit breaker in the panel goes to the AC input on the inverter and the AC output of the inverter goes back to behind the panel and completes the circuit for the outlets. The inverter is powering the outlets just fine. Since it keeps popping the GFCI, I assume there is a ground fault somewhere. The only change to the routing of the ground wires is at the inverter and in a junction box where I connected the output of the inverter to the original wires for the outlet circuit. I ran new Romex to and from the inverter. The chassis of the inverter is grounded to the chassis of the camper. The generator is not grounded to earth. The 12V system in the camper is grounded to the chassis in a different location.
Im looking for some ideas on where to look for the issue first. Do I need to earth ground the generator?
Before the install, I had no issues plugging the camper into this generator. The install is pretty straight forward. The power coming from the circuit breaker in the panel goes to the AC input on the inverter and the AC output of the inverter goes back to behind the panel and completes the circuit for the outlets. The inverter is powering the outlets just fine. Since it keeps popping the GFCI, I assume there is a ground fault somewhere. The only change to the routing of the ground wires is at the inverter and in a junction box where I connected the output of the inverter to the original wires for the outlet circuit. I ran new Romex to and from the inverter. The chassis of the inverter is grounded to the chassis of the camper. The generator is not grounded to earth. The 12V system in the camper is grounded to the chassis in a different location.
Im looking for some ideas on where to look for the issue first. Do I need to earth ground the generator?
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