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loggenrock
Explorer
Oct 19, 2015

Sticker says "Start Genny, then plug in cord..."???

So - new rig, new learning curve... Previous rig had Automatic Transfer Switch, new one has 30A receptacle from genny in with shore power cord. Sticker says to start generator first, then plug in sh...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2015
The flip side to this is always disconnect before shutting genset down- this is actually more important on many gensets, as the voltage regulators on some will try to keep the voltage under load at ~120vac as the engine spins down.

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