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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time2roll wrote:
The list of systems that could be connected wrong is endless.
Do you verify everything else before you turn stuff on?
Truthfully if something this important is wired wrong I would prefer to know sooner than later.
There is no rolling of the dice. Wires do not jump off terminals and rewire themselves.
Because nothing ever fails on an Rv right? Wheel chocks, supplemental braking, emergency breakaway, towing chains, etc. All things that prevent an issue should something fail. No difference here. Like I said, to each his own. If it's not worth it to you to take 15 seconds of prevention to mitigate the risk of a lot of damage then no skin off my nose. I unplug before exercising the genset. No possible chance of anything getting fried. It's really a no brainer. The strawman argument of having to verify everything before you turn stuff on really makes no sense. Good luck to you.
Op, it's good advice to take the few seconds to disconnect before running the genset. Albeit small odds, it's an ounce of prevention that could avoid an expensive disaster.
