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wopachop
Explorer
Jul 03, 2018

Switching from Genny to Shore Power under load----bad?

Got to the trailer and started the genny its been over a month. Then plugged into shore power with an amp reader because i was curious if it would switch over. Started the A/C and let it run for aw...
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Sam_Spade
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Jul 04, 2018
wopachop wrote:

What damage can that cause to the electrical switch and the air conditioner?


You won't know until something fails. Seriously.

Switching under a heavy load is BAD.....no matter what kind of system you have. It should be avoided whenever possible.

Systems designed for auto-startup or auto-switching should have that happen VERY infrequently and even those are not intended to be switched "hot" all of the time.

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