Power out on generator

rgatijnet1 wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

Just because it clicks does not mean it doesn't have burned contacts on the generator side. I dislike transfer switches.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Before I would take the cover off of the transfer switch, I would plug in to shore power again and see if it clicks. If it clicks, the transfer switch is OK.
There is no need to do that again with the generator running.
If the transfer switch does not click when you start the generator, check the circuit breaker on the generator itself. These may be difficult to find on some generators but it should be on the front side. Try resetting the circuit breaker and see if that fixes your problem. If not, it may be time to contact someone to service your generator.

If the power is transferring on shore power when it clicks, then the power will transfer on generator, if the generator has output. It is the same contacts on the output.

WRONG assumption. Just because it transfers power on Shore does NOT mean the genset side is operating. There are 2 seperate relay's for each side and one can burn out or fail while the other operates. There are different modes of various Transfer switches. Depends on the model Transfer switch. 1 model the shore power relay STAY CLOSED and you will not hear a click when shore power is connected. Others, you will hear that click when connecting shore power because each relay is already OPEN. YOU WILL ALWAYS HEAR A CLICK WHEN ON GENSET AFTER THE 45 SECOND DELAY OF TRANSFER, REGARDLESS OF MODEL. That is why I stated to check for 120 power at the Genset input at the Transfer switch. That is the easiest, quickest thing to do. Doing anything else is a big waste of time. Doug