chicagoandy
New Member
I have built a small "UPS" using a 100ah 12V battery, and a 600W Giandel inverter, and a Xantrex Prowatt PS automatic transfer switch.
The Xantrex does not share a common ground accross the legs.
Thus when I'm on battery, the inverter is not grounded.
This system is installed in a bedroom that's running as a computer room.
I'm looking for the best way to ground the alternator. A Plugin outlet tester shows "open ground" when running on batteries.
There isn't an obvious ground available. There's no copper pipes, nor electrical panels nearby. My best guess is that I can ground it to the existing ground available in a nearby outlet. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to keep a setup like that clean. Hacking open a nearby outlet and stretching a wire through the faceplate doesn't seem like the right approach.
How do people ground their inverters when you're not near a pipe or panel?
The Xantrex does not share a common ground accross the legs.
Thus when I'm on battery, the inverter is not grounded.
This system is installed in a bedroom that's running as a computer room.
I'm looking for the best way to ground the alternator. A Plugin outlet tester shows "open ground" when running on batteries.
There isn't an obvious ground available. There's no copper pipes, nor electrical panels nearby. My best guess is that I can ground it to the existing ground available in a nearby outlet. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to keep a setup like that clean. Hacking open a nearby outlet and stretching a wire through the faceplate doesn't seem like the right approach.
How do people ground their inverters when you're not near a pipe or panel?
