Electricity while boon docking

[RBRV]

Originally Posted by Hamster

I’m the second owner of a 2016 5.0 . After powering up the GoPower inverter I can’t find an outlet with 120v. I can see the AC icon on the inverter. Any ideas?

It is possible that you, like me, do not actually have an inverter.

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

I've watched this ever increasing escalating cycle of "needs" with a bit of amazement.

I am with you all the way on this, Ron. Most of my modifications are not at all from need, but more a desire for things done my way. Heck, our Escape trailers are not a "need", but a desire.

Originally Posted by Dave Walter

I totally agree with you Ron. Too many Escape owner's and soon to be owner's see or hear of a modification done by other's and blindly assume that they need something comparable or better.

Very true. I know in chats with Reace he couldn't believe the options people included just because they might need it some day. Heck, you can go make memories with the most basic model trailer.

[davidmurphy02]

Originally Posted by Hamster

I’m the second owner of a 2016 5.0 . After powering up the GoPower inverter I can’t find an outlet with 120v. I can see the AC icon on the inverter. Any ideas?

Did you wait a couple of minutes after turning on the inverter? There is a significant delay before it sends power to the outlet(s) as it goes through an initialization and checking process. Once that happens, if the AC icon is on on the inverter display and there is still no power to outlets you may have the "one outlet" option. Look under the passenger bench at the inverter and see if you can find an electric cable leaving the inverter and follow it to a single outlet - I'm not sure where they put the single inverter outlet when that option is chosen. If you can find that outlet, it should have power when the inverter is on. If it doesn't there may be another problem. With the "one outlet" inverter option there should be an outlet fed only by the inverter and not by the main power center circuits.

This assumes that you do, in fact, have an inverter - have you verified that? In a 5.0 it would be mounted on the inside of the bench wall right next to the GoPower solar controller.

[alanmalk]

In addition to the above mentioned delay, and the hunt for a possible single outlet, do check that all the ac breakers are set properly and that the ground fault protector is set properly.

[cpaharley2008]

As an after thought, just about anything one would need 120v ac, propane and/or a campfire is a good alternative.... even heat in the winter

[Hamster]

Mystery solved,🤪 I don’t have an inverter….yet. I assumed that because the GoPower panel has a button and an icon for AC that I would magically have a free inverter.
Thanks for the quick responses to my query.

[RBRV]

Originally Posted by Hamster

Mystery solved,🤪 I don’t have an inverter….yet. I assumed that because the GoPower panel has a button and an icon for AC that I would magically have a free inverter.
Thanks for the quick responses to my query.

I get it, because I made the same mistake