R2D2 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) I recently had a passenger in the rear seat try and use the 110V outlet in the rear of the console to charge their phone and the unit wasn't working properly (Yes I know about the 150W limit). I tested the outlet later that day and found it to be intermittent and also there was no indication that the ground pin was connected to anything as my test gear indicated an open ground even when it saw power across the hot & neutral pins. I mentioned this to the service advisor but was told they don't "test" the ground only the hot & neutral connection. In any case they said they were going to order a replacement module and it was installed yesterday. The power looks like it is working but I still do not see any ground connection on my test gear. Does anyone have access to the wiring diagram for the 110V outlet and can tell me what, if anything, the ground pin should be connected to? I have owned and installed inverters before (in boats) and the grounding pin is alway connected to the boat's ground (Chassis common) and have showed up in testing. I don't want to just rip this apart to find out it is "by design". As a point of information the chassis ground is typically the negative connection of the 12V system and the neutral of the 110V power outlet is also connected to this same ground. Here is a link to a typical inverter and the grounding information can be seen on pages 6-8 https://realgoods.com/downloads/dl/file/id/346/fx_vfx_series_inverter_charger_installation_manual.pdf Edited October 4, 2017 by R2D2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy3906 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 See if this can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 See if this can help. Izzy - I really appreciate the wiring diagram. Unfortunately it does not show the ground pin connection, only the hot and neutral connections. In fact it doesn't show the ground pin at all in the diagram. Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy3906 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Izzy - I really appreciate the wiring diagram. Unfortunately it does not show the ground pin connection, only the hot and neutral connections. In fact it doesn't show the ground pin at all in the diagram. Hmmmm There is one ground and it is in the inverter. on this picture I circled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 There is one ground and it is in the inverter. on this picture I circled it. yes, that looks like the ground for the module's power.... it does not show the ground pin on the outlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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