Exercise genny while on shore power?
New to on board generators. Parked for the winter with 50 amp service, and it's time to exercise the genny. Do I have to disconnect first? 2006 Bounder, Onan 5500, ATS
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Not just hearsay, I've heard of real cases of things getting screwed up when running the genny and shore power at the same time. Sure the ATS is supposed to work and prevent a catastrophe. But as we all know too well, RV parts fail all the time. Given the 30 seconds (and that's being generous) it takes to unplug or turn off the pedestal breaker, why wouldn't you? Only takes one time for the ATS to not behave appropriately and you've created a mess that's not only a real inconvenience but very costly.
