I finished reading through my EVO 2224 Invterter/Charger manual and I see that it has separate terminals for both shore power and generator power.
I'm confused because I thought most RV's just had the one male outlet on the side of the RV that's used for charging the batteries. But this makes it look like I'd need to wire up two external male receptacles, one for shore power and one for gen power. And I guess I'd also have to be very careful never to confuse the two.
I only plan to use the generator as an alternative to shore power and would never need to have them both plugged in at once. So for simplicity sake, it would make things easier for me if I only had to have the one plug on the outside of the trailer, and then I could choose to plug in either the generator or shore power as the need arose.
However I'm not sure if this is something I can do safely. Will using the shore power connections to the inverter for both shore and gen power be unsafe? Will it mess with the ground switching? Does it depend on the inverter in question and should I check with the manufacturer?
Thanks!
I'm confused because I thought most RV's just had the one male outlet on the side of the RV that's used for charging the batteries. But this makes it look like I'd need to wire up two external male receptacles, one for shore power and one for gen power. And I guess I'd also have to be very careful never to confuse the two.
I only plan to use the generator as an alternative to shore power and would never need to have them both plugged in at once. So for simplicity sake, it would make things easier for me if I only had to have the one plug on the outside of the trailer, and then I could choose to plug in either the generator or shore power as the need arose.
However I'm not sure if this is something I can do safely. Will using the shore power connections to the inverter for both shore and gen power be unsafe? Will it mess with the ground switching? Does it depend on the inverter in question and should I check with the manufacturer?
Thanks!