Emergency Electrical Help Please !
Just leaving for a trip and something electrical is happening. I was plugged into shore power and running the AC to cool down the coach. I was planning on unplugging and converting to generator so i s...
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Been watching this for a few days
Both shore power (house) and Generator go first to an Automatic Transfer Switch
Then to the main breaker panel
Suspects are: power source (Circuit breaker in house and breakers on Generator)
AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (See note below)
Breakers in RV
Converter
NOTE: When you "Hot switch" that is change to/from Generator/shore power while big ticket items ESPECIALLY the Air conditioners are running you run a very serious danger of totallying your Auto Transfer Switch.. Voltages when the thing changes will SPIKE and I mean SPIKE (Can go into the thousands range) and this can weld the solenoid contacts on the ATS.
Both shore power (house) and Generator go first to an Automatic Transfer Switch
Then to the main breaker panel
Suspects are: power source (Circuit breaker in house and breakers on Generator)
AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (See note below)
Breakers in RV
Converter
NOTE: When you "Hot switch" that is change to/from Generator/shore power while big ticket items ESPECIALLY the Air conditioners are running you run a very serious danger of totallying your Auto Transfer Switch.. Voltages when the thing changes will SPIKE and I mean SPIKE (Can go into the thousands range) and this can weld the solenoid contacts on the ATS.
