There might already be a topic about a similar situation. But did not find it.
I am wondering how a Phoenix 12 250 Inverter reacts if it finds 230v on the output.
Situation:
I am willing to use mine in my Caravan to convert 12v from the car to suply 230v in the caravan while driving.
In the normal situation the inverter will not get 230v input on the output.
But you know how life goes while traveling, you might forget to plug or unplug stuff after a long day.
What does the inverter do when getting 230v in on the output.
Invert it to 12v out on the input port, nothing, or just blow a fuse in the inverter or something?
Yes, there is a switch in front of it.
But what if?
(And the car is not plugged in)
Best regards,
How do you want to get 230V to the output … that’s a socket … the other 230V side would also be a socket … they don’t ‘fit’ together.
The Phoenix would break immediately in any case …
How do you want to get the necessary power of up to 250 W via the plug connection from the caravan … you definitely need an energy storage / battery directly in the caravan.
200W would already be 16A continuous load on the connection from the vehicle to the caravan …
Hi Steffen,
Made a small drawing about the setup.
While driving/engine running, only the fridge and the LED driver would be in use.
They are only switched on when the key/contact is on.
The car should be able to deliver 20A 12v DC.
And am looking for a decent battery in the Caravan for the moments that the power would be off during a small break.
The situation as it is now in the caravan, if both switches are on, and the caravan it self is connected to the power of the campsite. There will be a 230v on the schuko plug of the Victron
I am worried that the refrigerator will not work with this small inverter … or have you ever tried it. I think the inverter is malfunctioning due to the high starting current of the compressor …
at this position you need such a changeover switch … Hager SFT240 … so you can only use either / or
Possibly in a small distributor housing like this … HAGER GD104N
