Inverter Problem

[hippieforever3]

What is wrong is really simple, finding and fixing it might turn out
to be really challenging.

The ONLY thing that could cause an inverter to stall a bird is a near
or actual dead short across the 12 volt input to the inverter. If
there is a fuse or breaker in the input side of the inverter, the
short has to be before the fuse / breaker.

Since your short is intermittent, it could be very hard to find, but
I highly recommend the following;

Either you or a qualified technician remove the inverter, open the
case and physically trace the 12 volt input looking for possible
intermittent grounds. Look for evidence of arcing or excessive heat.

If you can't see anything, you could put an ohmmeter on the 12 volt
line and shake the inverter vigorously. While safe, this is
really "hit or miss".

Happy hunting,
GPSGary