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Mr__Steve
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Nov 09, 2015

Generator Issue

Its a weird one, any help or ideas appreciated. I am plugged in to shore power and out of no where my generator lights go on and I do NOT have a auto start for my generator. I go outside and I hear a clicking sound at the generator. My service panel is telling me 30 amp, then GEN , then 30 amp, then GEN , etc. I unhook generator and service panel back to normal all gen lights out. Thoughts? Obviously thinking it could be a bad AC/GEN switch. By the way, prior to unhooking if I tried to turn generator on it would not go on.

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  • navegator wrote:
    It might be the electronic circuit board, mine went out and it got the hour meter clicking counting hours and would not start, replaced the board and it has been OK.

    navegator


    Hello, I was wondering is the board on the generator?
  • Check by the generator where the output connects to the coach wiring. Should be a fairly large plug with multiple wires in and out. Moisture has been known to make a connection and start the generator.
  • It might be the electronic circuit board, mine went out and it got the hour meter clicking counting hours and would not start, replaced the board and it has been OK.

    navegator

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