Hi All,
I was just wondering in the simplest AC circuit that is possible. I have a 500 watt Inverter with a single socket at the front. I wanted to add a few more sockets in different places around my van. As per the title I do not have any other AC circuits like shore power to worry about. Now assuming I have correctly sized all my wire and fuses on the 12 volt side of the inverter.
Can I simply add a male plug with appropriate AC cabling attached to two different single sockets without any circuit breaker in between the inverter output and the socket outlet? I am in the UK and all plugs are fused with conventional fuses. I understand these don't offer the same protection as RCBs. Though it's hard to see the difference between directly using the socket on the front of the inverter, without an inbuilt RCB, and extended this to two sockets without an RCB.
I have read on different forums qualified electricians stating different answer though the actual set up also contained some other variables (shore power etc.)
Apologies if this has been asked elsewhere.
I was just wondering in the simplest AC circuit that is possible. I have a 500 watt Inverter with a single socket at the front. I wanted to add a few more sockets in different places around my van. As per the title I do not have any other AC circuits like shore power to worry about. Now assuming I have correctly sized all my wire and fuses on the 12 volt side of the inverter.
Can I simply add a male plug with appropriate AC cabling attached to two different single sockets without any circuit breaker in between the inverter output and the socket outlet? I am in the UK and all plugs are fused with conventional fuses. I understand these don't offer the same protection as RCBs. Though it's hard to see the difference between directly using the socket on the front of the inverter, without an inbuilt RCB, and extended this to two sockets without an RCB.
I have read on different forums qualified electricians stating different answer though the actual set up also contained some other variables (shore power etc.)
Apologies if this has been asked elsewhere.