An Odd ATS Situation…
I rarely camp while on-grid, so my plan is to install an ATS Switch in such a way that the dominate position (normally shore power) would be reassigned to the honda 2200 generator, and the generator position (the middle terminals) would be reassigned to my sine-wave inverter…
The problem I’m encountering is that while I can read 119vac at the inverter’s output, when I connect this output to the middle ATS terminals (normally assigned to generator…), the relay contacts fail to actuate, and the readout is about 30’ish VAC -this whether the remaining 4 terminals are connected or not…
If I disconnect the inverter wires from these two generator terminals, then do a voltage check, the inverter line voltage is restored to 119VAC…
If I connect the inverter up to the dominant shore power terminals, all is fine and the air conditioner runs perfectly, as the contactor relay is at rest in it’s normally closed (default) shore power position…
Upon first glance, this issue (due to the strange voltage reading) seems somehow related to the contactor’s wound coil (per the strange low voltage reading) however (as an experiment) if I connect shore power to this same contactor (normally assigned to generator) the relay works perfectly and the air conditioner kicks on…
At this point my wee pea-brain is starting to get flummoxed :) lol …
3 tons
Upon edit, I should also add that when I connect the inverter up to what’s normally the generator terminals, (as previously stated ) the contactor fails to respond, BUT if I push against the contacts (using an insulated prod) to properly open the contactor, the air conditioner starts-up perfectly…Kinda crazy why the contactor responds to (opens up to accommodate) shore power but not to the sine wave inverter…
The problem I’m encountering is that while I can read 119vac at the inverter’s output, when I connect this output to the middle ATS terminals (normally assigned to generator…), the relay contacts fail to actuate, and the readout is about 30’ish VAC -this whether the remaining 4 terminals are connected or not…
If I disconnect the inverter wires from these two generator terminals, then do a voltage check, the inverter line voltage is restored to 119VAC…
If I connect the inverter up to the dominant shore power terminals, all is fine and the air conditioner runs perfectly, as the contactor relay is at rest in it’s normally closed (default) shore power position…
Upon first glance, this issue (due to the strange voltage reading) seems somehow related to the contactor’s wound coil (per the strange low voltage reading) however (as an experiment) if I connect shore power to this same contactor (normally assigned to generator) the relay works perfectly and the air conditioner kicks on…
At this point my wee pea-brain is starting to get flummoxed :) lol …
3 tons
Upon edit, I should also add that when I connect the inverter up to what’s normally the generator terminals, (as previously stated ) the contactor fails to respond, BUT if I push against the contacts (using an insulated prod) to properly open the contactor, the air conditioner starts-up perfectly…Kinda crazy why the contactor responds to (opens up to accommodate) shore power but not to the sine wave inverter…
