Turning off the generator with the AC going?
Kinda messed up today. I had the generator running and the invertor switched on, ( usually turn the invertor off when running the generator) both AC units were running. The AC's cycled off and a fe...
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Does not hurt the Genset. What is DOES hurt are the contac points in the 120 volt Transfer switch. It causes "arcing" on the points and over time will cause the Transfer switch to malfunction.
Actually this is not quite correct.. been shutting down the generator under load for years without incident, but once I was under load and plugged in to shore power, cycled the generator when the transfer switch to the generator the i could heat the buzz. The shore power burnt the contacts off the transfer switch.. won't do that again
