AUTOMATIC LINE GENERATOR SWITCH
I have a 2003 Forest River Geogretown 325 motor home. While staying at a county park we lost power at the site electrical post. We were in the middle of cooking dinner in a toaster oven so I plugged t...
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If you ran a line to the pedestal for the toaster over and by passed the converter, it does not even figure in the equation. Even if it was going through the converter it would not have any effect.
It would be nice to know if you have a 30 or fifty amp system and what brand/model transfer switch you have and what brand/model generator also. Have you checked to see if your generator is putting out 120vac. You should be able to check either at the generator or the line side of the xfer switch coil. Low voltage will cause the relay coil to hum. Low voltage for a long time will cause the coil to overheat.
If your generator is putting out the required 120 vac, then with the work you have done being considered, I would say you need a new relay.
It would be nice to know if you have a 30 or fifty amp system and what brand/model transfer switch you have and what brand/model generator also. Have you checked to see if your generator is putting out 120vac. You should be able to check either at the generator or the line side of the xfer switch coil. Low voltage will cause the relay coil to hum. Low voltage for a long time will cause the coil to overheat.
If your generator is putting out the required 120 vac, then with the work you have done being considered, I would say you need a new relay.
