Inverter Cooling Fan Running Continuously

Is the inverter doing something all the time to cause it to need cooling.

Inverter cooling fan running continuously.

The purpose of this article is to address the different fan types. They are continuous load controlled and thermal. This video guides you through diagnosing a cooling fan that is always running. It is necessary to have the 120 volt power on because the fan in the converter is a 120 volt item.

This causes about a 12 amp 160 watt constant load. This is why it can only be heard running when the rv is plugged in to shore power or an operating generator. 2000 suburban 2500 4wd 6 liter v 8 vortex 3 73 axle ratio heavy duty towing package. We only turn the inverter on when we are traveling.

There are three different fan types that are offered on inverters. I asked the dealer but did not get a straight answer. I understand the purpose of the fan but why would the inverter be heating up when we aren t using it. From this point on live components will be bare and unprotected in the very tight environment in which you are working.

Continuous fans run all of the time regardless of temperature and load. Disconnect all the extra load in case of overload. Inquiring minds want to know. I thought i d ask here before calling sunline.

In such a case the possible cause could be either overload on the inverter or a stuck cooling fan. The converter cooling fan seems to run constantly whenever hooked up to shore power. Apparently that amount of load on the 110 to 12 converter is enough to make the cooling fan in it to run continuously. This video is on a pontiac solstice but the principals are the same for most c.

It does not seem like the constant 40 watts of heat generation on each of the brake actuators has done any permanent harm to anything just cost me a few bucks worth of.