unlimitedinstallations
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Not a solar question, but thought I'd inquire here. I have an aims power 4000w pure sine wave inverter charger (split phase 240v) currently its wired up through a 240v ATS because it won't support running both my ACs and my clothes dryer at the same time through the transfer switch in the inverter charger (doesnt put out enough amps even when plugged in). I currently have my lithium converter wired up from the "shore power" input on the ATS so my battery gets charged while on shore power. I'm starting to boondock a lot and I really enjoyed my inverter charger charging my 400ah lithium battery in 2.5 hours while running my generator (when i had it wired through the inverter charger before installing the ATS) instead of running the generator for 13 hours to get a full charge from my converter. SO I was thinking of running this manual transfer switch having the 240v in shore power cable as an "input" then having selector "1" go to the input of the ATS shore power, then selector "2" go to the input to my inverter charger to utilize the charging feature on the inverter. I'd still keep the inverter wired up to the ATS as the second input. I'd wire the converter to selector "1" to utilize the converter while on shore power.
OR can I run the shore power and inverter at the same time to uae the charge feature and get rid of my converter and let the ATS default of the shore power until its unplugged.
Little confusing but I don't see why it wouldn't work
OR can I run the shore power and inverter at the same time to uae the charge feature and get rid of my converter and let the ATS default of the shore power until its unplugged.
Little confusing but I don't see why it wouldn't work