Connect 120v Gen to 50Amp ATS?
How is a 120v only generator connected to the gen input of an automatic transfer switch in a 50 amp coach? Is the hot lead from the 120v gen simply connected to (and shorted across) both the L1 and L...
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DryCamper11 wrote:
I'm interested in the electrical connection, not the mechanical plug/socket connection.
You can't really talk about one without the other, or shouldn't, because the physical type of plug/socket MEANS something about the configuration and capacity.
IF your gen has only one 120 output, then it probably doesn't have the capacity to run both legs of your 120 service in the RV.
You might be able to get away with it by severely restricting your usage inside......but it really isn't a good idea.
It is perfectly OK, however, to feed ONE leg off the generator.
