Pro mariner 1700 on my 2015 R27.

[dmsanson]

I cannot get ac power. Following usual diagnostics in the manual to no avail. Even though green light shows on the remote switch no power registers in the ac power panel. I have attempted to reset the inverter by turning off main power to inverter and pulling out plug. The only thing I can guess might be the problem is the gfci reset button by the ac plug on the inverter will not say in. Any hints? Thanks, David.

 

[stwendl]

If you don't have ac on the outlets then check the main breaker in the port cockpit locker where the red battery switches are located. Make sure the ac selector next to the fuse panel is set to the proper source. The inverter may have its own built in breaker at the unit as well plus some indicator lights. Make sure all loads are off when turning inverter on to not get a high inrush current which might pop fuses.

The inverter has its own on off switch and fuse in the battery locker and there is a on off switch under the captains seat on the forward facing wall

The rest is all controlled with the main ac and dc panel.

There have been instances where inverters were bad but I would not assume this to be the case to start with. I think the inverter has some 115 plugs in the port cockpit locker which you can unplug to make sure there is no boat load on and test the inverter output with some light load
Some inverters may not recognize a load if it is too light, had that on my previous boat but I don't thing ours is one of them. Just something to consider.

 

[Red Raven]

If all that doesn't solve it you may have blown fuses in the inverter itself. There are 6 30A blade fuses in there.

 

[dmsanson]

Thank you fellow Tugnuts for the thoughtful and prompt replies. Methinks I may have a blown fuse in the inverter itself as all panel switches seem to be in order. Cheers.

 

[knotflying]

I cannot get ac power. Following usual diagnostics in the manual to no avail. Even though green light shows on the remote switch no power registers in the ac power panel. I have attempted to reset the inverter by turning off main power to inverter and pulling out plug. The only thing I can guess might be the problem is the gfci reset button by the ac plug on the inverter will not say in. Any hints? Thanks, David.

If the inverter is on and you say the GFCI that you plug the lead to the panel into will not reset. Try unplugging the lead and then try resetting the reset button. If it stays set then you have a ground fault somewhere on one of your circuits. If it does not reset then you may have a bum GFCI.

 

[nzfisher]

I had this problem at home and it was a bad GFCI. Try another outlet before you tear things apart.

 

[dmsanson]

Mission accomplished and lesson learned. I discovered that the ac switch at the helm must be in the on position otherwise the reset button on the inverter will not engage. Again, thank you fellow Tugnuts for all the help. It is very reassuring to have such a wonderful forum such as this.

 

[trailertrawlerkismet]

Glad you've gotten it straightened out. Question for you....are you running your A/C with your inverter? We've got a 1500 on our 2012 R27 and it will not run the A/C? Shore power or genset to get A/C for us.

Jim F

 

[dmsanson]

Ahoy Jim. I do not have a.c.

Along a somewhat similar line I am trying to discern how long the fridge can run off the batteries with just the solar charging backup and not having batteries fall below 12 volts.

 

[knotflying]

Ahoy Jim. I do not have a.c.

Along a somewhat similar line I am trying to discern how long the fridge can run off the batteries with just the solar charging backup and not having batteries fall below 12 volts.

Ambient temperature will make a difference as will the setting on the fridge. I keep ours set at 3-1/2. I also have a switch where I can join the thruster battery to the house, so that gives me more capacity. I have all LED lighting and in Florida, in the winter where temperatures can get as high as low 80's, I am good for three days. I will power up the engine if I am using any large draw items, such as the microwave or peculator when I am using the inverter.

As I said, there are many factors so the best experiment is to see how you do under your circumstances and eventually you will see a pattern. At times I have also turned the fridge off at night to save on amperage and there was really no consequence to the food. The fridge draws about 2.5 amps. If you really want to get sophisticated you could add up all of the amperage you anticipate using over a 24 hour period and almost nail where you may be at the end of a specific time period.

Hope this helps.