Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 11, 2025 ...

Has anyone had the problem of the inverter delaying after shutting down the generator? When I turn the generator off the satellite and television shut down and have to be restarted. The work around is to turn off the main at the panel first then shut down generator and no loss of television or satellite. I don't want to wear out the main breaker and am looking for another solution.

Must depend on the inverter.  We do not have this delay.  If I am on generator (or shore power) and I turn my manual transfer switch to the "OFF" position, the inverter takes up the load instantly.  There is no perceptible flicker or change in any electronic device in the coach.  The TV does not notice the change in power supply.  We have a Magnum MS2812.

Chuck I think you said the key word when you said turned off the main switch I always notice a short delay when plugging in the shore power before hearing the transfer switch engage

OK, I think Barry's comments are right on the mark, and explain how I am avoiding this problem by using a manual transfer switch!  When I use my switch, I am doing essentially the same thing as craneman when he opens his main breaker.  We are both isolating the generator before we shut it down.  By doing that, our inverters never see the "winding down" generator phase - all they see is a instant total loss of power from the generator, which triggers the inverter to start.

In craneman's case, the only solution I see is to install a heavy duty switch somewhere in the generator circuit that does exactly the same thing as "turning off the main" breaker.  Or, as suggested, install a smaller dedicated stand-alone inverter to power "sensitive" devices.

OR, just keep using the main breaker, and replace it when it wears out.