Date:         Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:55:53 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
Comments: To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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At 12:36 PM 4/11/2009, pickle vanagon wrote:
>I guess I'm considering these options:
>1) keep the GFCI outlet in place, assuming the buzzing noise doesn't create
>a hazardous condition (via wear or whatever).

See my warning post, but IMO alternative 1 is ok, bearing in mind
that an actual short to ground in something plugged into the outlet
will likely trash the inverter.

The noise is of *no significance whatever* except to your ears on a
silent night, which may be quite significant.  A friend and I once
spent half an hour trying to track down a strange noise at night on
board Scamp.  It turned out to be my contact-lens disinfecting
container, which used a weak hydrogen peroxide solution with a
platinum catalyst to decompose it before morning.  It made a bubbling
noise so small that I'd never heard it before, except by holding the
container up to my ear.

Sorry, got to run,
d


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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"