Calss C motorhome - On board ONAN generator
I am a new inexperienced RV'r and need advice please. Can I start the onboard generator (Onan) while still hooked up to the 110v land power? The RV is a 2003 Holiday Rambler Atlantis. Appreciate...
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Our first Class C, an older Holiday Rambler, had the "outlet" arrangement, no Transfer Switch. Actually, it had "generator prep" but no generator when we bought it. I added a used ONAN BFA "RV 4.0 GenSet" and when I went to wire it, I found out that was how it worked.
Interestingly, it had an extra outlet in the kitchen, marked "Generator" and it would power up without plugging the shore tie into that outlet as pictured above. I guess the idea was you could stop and run the microwave, make a pot of coffee, etc. without plugging in outside.
We traveled plugged in, then switched at the campsite, plugged to travel home.
The scenario for Transfer Switch is Sudden Storm, Power Goes Out. Just crank the genny and stay dry. That happened exactly once, before we had an ATS.
I've found that the ATS transfer From Shore TO Generator is seamless. Going the other way is NOT. So, even though we have an ATS, I take the 120VAC load OFF before switching over.
Our Jayco (signature) is very Entry Level, but it has an ATS.
Interestingly, it had an extra outlet in the kitchen, marked "Generator" and it would power up without plugging the shore tie into that outlet as pictured above. I guess the idea was you could stop and run the microwave, make a pot of coffee, etc. without plugging in outside.
We traveled plugged in, then switched at the campsite, plugged to travel home.
The scenario for Transfer Switch is Sudden Storm, Power Goes Out. Just crank the genny and stay dry. That happened exactly once, before we had an ATS.
I've found that the ATS transfer From Shore TO Generator is seamless. Going the other way is NOT. So, even though we have an ATS, I take the 120VAC load OFF before switching over.
Our Jayco (signature) is very Entry Level, but it has an ATS.
