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ac backfeed alert on silver leaf

September 04, 2021, 10:14:34 am

I guess I had a mental lapse that has caused an error I need some guidance on clearing.

Started the generator to exercise it without unplugging from shore or turning off air conditioners that were running. The gen ran for about a minute before I realized that I needed to shut down the shore first.

Didn't notice it immediately but this morning I see that the 120V light on control panel is blinking and a red light is on in the control panel for silver leaf.

I have gone through process of turning off breakers to each ac, disconnecting from shore and then restarting gen, then each ac. Then shut down gen, reconnected to shore and started each ac again.

Any ideas of what I should do next?

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Re: ac backfeed alert on silver leaf

Reply #1 – September 04, 2021, 10:39:49 am

Though it is not a good idea to change power sources under heavy load (pits the contactor points) the ATS is designed to prevent that from causing electrical issues.

Might be worthwhile with generator off, shore power disconnected, inverter off to open the ATS and check connections and make sure the contactors move as they should.

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Re: ac backfeed alert on silver leaf

Reply #2 – September 04, 2021, 12:41:02 pm

Is the backfeed fault on the inverter display?

Inverter - AC Backfeed Fault

BTW, it's useful to put your coach year/model in your forum profile signature, that way that info accompanies every post you make.  Different year coaches have different generators, inverters, etc., so having that info helps folks better answer you questions. 

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