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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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turbojimmy
Explorer
Jul 04, 2018
Like everyone else said, switching power sources under a load will shorten the life of the transfer switch.

As far as 2 A/Cs running off of a 15A circuit (even briefly), that's impressive. I can barely run one of mine. But my rig is wired so that the 2nd A/C doesn't get any juice from the shore power.

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