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JayH · 25-06-2009, 15:34

I have two stacked Trace/Xantrex 2500W Inverter/Chargers (PS2524) and a Northern Lights 12kW. They work fine together. The inverters can be choosy about the power source, but the OP said the charge light comes on, which means the source AC is being accepted.

What if the inverter and the vacuum are plugged into the generator at the same time? I wonder if the vacuum would work.

My thought process is this: My inverters will trip a shoreside GFCI every time. It has something to do with a noise filter inside the charger. I wonder if the generator might have something similar. If so, I would expect the vacuum to stop working.

25-06-2009, 15:34	#7
JayH Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 17	I have two stacked Trace/Xantrex 2500W Inverter/Chargers (PS2524) and a Northern Lights 12kW. They work fine together. The inverters can be choosy about the power source, but the OP said the charge light comes on, which means the source AC is being accepted. What if the inverter and the vacuum are plugged into the generator at the same time? I wonder if the vacuum would work. My thought process is this: My inverters will trip a shoreside GFCI every time. It has something to do with a noise filter inside the charger. I wonder if the generator might have something similar. If so, I would expect the vacuum to stop working.