Electrical question

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone can offer some advice on what I want to do. I've a converted LT35, there is an external socket for plugging into hook ups etc. My inverter is behind the drivers seat and only powers anything plugged directly into it.
What I want to do is have the option of using the inverter to power all the sockets in the camper when I'm not hooked up. Is it possible/safe?
Thanks in advance

Thanks for the reply Mark.
Good thing is I know it can be done now. I'll look into finding someone who might be able to do it.

If you do that your charger will start to charge the battery's, so make sure you avoid that, easy for an auto electrician to sort

I had my last lt35 doing this as others have said make sure the charger is off when using the inverter. Here is my simple way I did mine I cut the lead between the mains input plug on the outside of the van and the vans internal MCB fuse board. I then added a standard mains socket next to the inverter this was wired directly to the outside input socket. Then the lead from your MCB fuse board I put a standard domestic 3pin plug on it. When you want inverter power you plug into the inverter when you want hook up you plug into the new socket you just fitted. You. An use a relay but I kept it simple and you can never have ehu and inverter feeding your sockets at the same time this way.

Mike

How? you would need a lead with 2 standard 3pin plugs on each end to make it go live plug one end in to inverter one end into your new 3 pin socket that's connected to the outside that would make it live so don't try it. But you would never have that type of lead as its not needed and one end would always have live pins when plugged in so very dangerous. The way I did it the outside socket was connected to a standard 3 pin socket so in effect just an extension lead a kid could poke things in this end if they got past the guards within the socket but then they could on any socket in the van or at home. Granted when on ehu this one socket would not be running through the onboard fuses and MCB but you would only be pluging your lead from your onboard fuses MCB into it so not a problem. Unless you plugged one of your 240v things into it but still not really a problem as the ehu at the campsite should have an mcb.

Mike