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tropical36
Jan 23, 2019Explorer
camperdave wrote:
What's the point of the transfer switch? When would you ever run the generator while plugged in? just wondering. My rig is wired like you are suggesting, there is a generator outlet I plug the shore cord into when driving, then plug it into the pedestal when at camp.
The only thing, they might be good for, is for scheduling starts to charge the batteries, having it auto start, in case of power loss and with some people leaving their pets for long periods of time in extreme heat conditions.
Also if need be, I can start our genset from next to our bed, in case of power loss during the night and for ac or the heat pumps.
All this is probably never used by most and we never have, with always having the genset on manual operation.
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