Inverter Cooling Fan Running Continuously

I have been wondering why the cooling fan on our inverter is running from time to time.

Inverter cooling fan running continuously.

I thought i d ask here before calling sunline. This causes about a 12 amp 160 watt constant load. There are three different fan types that are offered on inverters. Is the inverter doing something all the time to cause it to need cooling.

They are continuous load controlled and thermal. This is why it can only be heard running when the rv is plugged in to shore power or an operating generator. I understand the purpose of the fan but why would the inverter be heating up when we aren t using it. First lets discuss the most common fan type.

It is necessary to have the 120 volt power on because the fan in the converter is a 120 volt item. A lot of times the alarm of the inverter may keep beeping continuously. I asked the dealer but did not get a straight answer. From this point on live components will be bare and unprotected in the very tight environment in which you are working.

2000 suburban 2500 4wd 6 liter v 8 vortex 3 73 axle ratio heavy duty towing package. In such a case the possible cause could be either overload on the inverter or a stuck cooling fan. This video is on a pontiac solstice but the principals are the same for most c. The converter cooling fan seems to run constantly whenever hooked up to shore power.

The purpose of this article is to address the different fan types. We only turn the inverter on when we are traveling. Inquiring minds want to know. Apparently that amount of load on the 110 to 12 converter is enough to make the cooling fan in it to run continuously.

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.