My power cord will not charge my battery or even maintain the Macbook pro when I am in my mobile office!

Any one else having issues with the 60w MagSafe Power Cord not working when connected to an inverter or Generator? My Inverter is a 2000w modified sine wave 12vDC-110AC unit. The generator is a 6 KW diesel powered unit. Both of these units are functioning and are in use powering other devices so I am at a loss as to what the problem might be! I have been using the inverter for the last year to power a PC Laptop, and a small refrigerator, the last of which is still in use, but the PC died. The generator powers a microwave without issue, thus I feel certain there is no problem with either power source.

USE FOLDING DUAL PRONGED ADAPTER FOR BEST RESULTS!!! NOT THE GROUNDED EXTENSION...
It seems as though the solution in my case was to eliminate the 3 pronged (Grounded) Charge cord extension from the MagSafe Power Cord, use the 2 pronged folding plug instead and now I have the ability to charge the unit from either my (MSW) Inverter or my Generator without any failure! Too bad I bought 2 more inverters and wasted a trip to an Apple Store as well as an hour of Phone Tech Support before figuring it out on my own! Good Luck!

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