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MrWizard
Feb 23, 2019Moderator
You have a built in generator, and do not have to move the shore cord to an internal outlet
You have a built in transfer switch
But I would not start the built in with Honda connected and running
If that TS ever gets "sticky contacts" you could FRY that Honda
Same for shore power, only the shore power wins and the built in genny losses
This topic comes up every summer
Because somebody does not want to shut off the A/C and generator for a few minutes while hooking up shore power in a campground
The whole purpose of the TS , is to avoid the foolproof manual method of moving the shore cord to an outlet connected to the generator
It is not designed to switch between (2) hot power input lines
You have a built in transfer switch
But I would not start the built in with Honda connected and running
If that TS ever gets "sticky contacts" you could FRY that Honda
Same for shore power, only the shore power wins and the built in genny losses
This topic comes up every summer
Because somebody does not want to shut off the A/C and generator for a few minutes while hooking up shore power in a campground
The whole purpose of the TS , is to avoid the foolproof manual method of moving the shore cord to an outlet connected to the generator
It is not designed to switch between (2) hot power input lines
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