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Originally Posted by benjburton
Wow, why did I never think of that! Great solution!
So I guess the only downside is a little extra battery drain in order to power your converter so that it can, uh, charge your battery? While a little odd when you think about it, I don't see this as a big concern given the simplicity of the solution. It doesn't seem that it would cause a problem, unless I'm missing something?
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You do not want to run the converter off of your inverter.
If you don't want an automatic transfer switch (ATS) just turn off the converter while running the inverter. The drain is a LOT more than you might think and your batteries will soon be depleted.
On some models, the circuit breaker that controls the A/C also controls the converter. Just be aware that the 1st time that you forget to unplug your inverter when you connect to shore power (for whatever reason), you will instantly fry your inverter. The ATS is cheap insurance and avoids having to remember all that switching stuff.