DIY automatic transfer switch plans?
Hi all, just wondering if any of our learned brethren have designed an automatic Xfer switch. I was an electrician in a past life, so i a not afraid to tinker and I do understand what codes and math a...
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Wet Coast wrote:
With the last rig, I did the manual switch over. This rig, I am, looking to be a little more civilized.
When my "transfer switch" failed, I replaced it with a socket in the power cord bay. Exactly the opposite of what you propose, if I read it right.
I don't see the need or even the desirability of a "transfer switch". If you are using shore power, you still are going to have to unplug from the pole and fold the cord back in the storage bay. If you plug it into a socket right then, you are "automatically" ready for the next generator run......or it is stored in a secure place waiting for the next shore power usage.....which will take about an extra two seconds (or less) when you pull the cord out.
What advantage do you intend to gain by spending this time and money ?
