I have purchased a Phoenix 12 I 800 inverter. The neutral to earth bond has not been manufactured in this unit as shown in the manual. Can the neutral and earth be bonded on this inverter?
Regards Greg
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Bonding neutral and earth in smaller 12V Pheonix inverter
Hi Greg,
Bonding Neutral and Earth on the AC output of the inverters for the safe operation of an RCD is a job for a qualified electrician, and will also require installation of additional components and test equipment. How and where it is done depends on your local regulations and electrical safety standards.
The inverter will work without this bond, and it is typically made when wiring the inverter into an AC distribution system of power points and light switches.
Thank you for reply, I am an electrician and need confirmation that the inverter will work without modifications once I carry out neutral to earth bond in the switchboard.I purchased this inverter because of the bond link shown in the manual which is not on the inverter.
My 12/500 Phoenix inverter also lacks the internal neutral-ground jumper. According to the manual, a GFCI outlet will not provide ground fault protection without a neutral-earth bond. When a single extension cord or other electrical device is plugged directly into the inverter, there is no load distribution center on the AC side for external neutral-earth bonding.
1) Am I correct in interpreting this to mean that an extension cord equipped with a GFCI device does not provide ground fault protection when plugged into this inverter?
2) Is there a plug-in solution for providing ground fault protection?
3) Is there a VE service document that details a procedure for bonding neutral to earth internally with this inverter?
Hi @jfeiman
The manual has been updated last year, the connection has to be made outside the inverter:
https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Manual-Phoenix-Inverter-VE.Direct-250VA-1200VA-EN-NL-FR-DE-ES-IT.pdf
Not quite answering the first and second questions. This inverter is not configured for hard wiring to a load center where neutral can be bonded externally. Are you saying that ground fault protection is not available for tools or equipment plugged into its NEMA-15 outlet?
Hi, I've read the recent manual. I have a 12/500 inverter. The earth on the back of the inverter red box in picture is this the chassis earth?
Section 3.3 mentions an earth lug on the chassis , what does the earth lug look like? is it the one on in the red box? 
