I use a Woods/Yellow Jacket brand inline GFI for my Syncro Westy. They come in all different wire sizes. Mine is the 10/3 15amp version. Roughly $45 at a contractors supply. dylan Jason Brand <kitambi@EPICSOL.ORG> wrote: A GFI compares the current flowing in the hot (live) side of the circuit with the neutral side. It will trip if there's the slightest difference (along the lines of 20mA), since this indicates current flowing through something that it ought not flow through (like a human body). Inverters shouldn't effect this operation. On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 09:57:55PM -0400, Jack R. wrote: > Most camp sites already have GFI outlets, but I would suspect that it > couldn't hurt to do it in your Vanagon. Be sure to do the first outlet in > series as to protect both (all) outlets. > > I think the plug under the cabinet, where the refrige plugs into, is the > first one in series after the exterior power inlet. > > I'm not sure how a GFI reacts to a power inverter. > > I'll ask my brother-in-law, who is a master electrician, what he thinks... > and will post that later (next week, he's on vacation). > > Jack R. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Mike Collum > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:34 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: GFI in westy? > > Is it a good idea to replace the main A/C outlet in a Westy with a GFI > (Ground Fault Interrupt)? > > Mike |
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