Generator or 110?
We just purchased a 2006 Keystone Raptor with a Onan 5500 generator. We got home and plugged it in like we have done with our other RVs. We had the 110 plugged in and started the generator and then he...
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You are not ever supposed to run the generator while plugged into shore power. There is supposed to be either a transfer switch (manual or automatic) OR you have to unplug the rig and plug it into the generator to prevent both sources from powering the rig at the same time.
I do not know why you would start a generator while on shore power. but if that generator applied power to the lines while on shore power, you almost certainly destroyed the generator. I also do not know why the rig would allow you to do that, unless it was wired incorrectly.
I do not know why you would start a generator while on shore power. but if that generator applied power to the lines while on shore power, you almost certainly destroyed the generator. I also do not know why the rig would allow you to do that, unless it was wired incorrectly.
