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After all it wasn't the solar panels or the inverter that was the problem. A nice man from Clipper Creek (they make the charger cables) He said they don't work on GFI protected circuits. So I used an inside plug in the house and no problem. Most US houses have GFI protected circuits in wet...

Perhaps this will help someone out there. In the end, I found out that for some reason the charger will not work on a GFCI circuit. A freindly guy with knowledge from Clipper Creek who works on the charging systems said to avoid GFCI circuits. So in the end it had nothing to do with on or off...

Thanks to everyone who took time to respond to my problem. The inverter Xantrrex SW 4048 is advertised as a sine wave inverter. It cost $3000 when new in 2006. Like I said it operates all the household appliances without problem. The plug which I used was grounded. The whole system cost...

Not connected to the grid. And that is a big difference. I suspect that you export power to the grid when the sun is shining, but are always using grid power. Do you have batteries?

My dream of charging up the i3 from the solar panels has been dashed. Here's the problem: Most inverters though labeled sine wave inverters do not produce a wave form close enough to the one produced by the utility companies. I have Xantrex inverters SW 4048 purchased in 2006. So the charge...