Automatic Transfer Switch

StirCrazy wrote:
don't know if thats miswired or just the way the person wants it set up.

What is the difference? If it is wired the reverse of what the instructions called for, it doesn't matter WHY it was wired in reverse.

StirCrazy wrote:
I don't understand why you would want your generator to take over from your shore power,

So you can exercise your generator under load without having to go out and unplug from the pedestal. A bad idea, but it is done.

StirCrazy wrote:
but I dont know anyone with generators either. every Transfer switch I have seen is a set up to supply power from an inverter or from shore power and you need to stack another to add a input from genny or shore power that gets sent to a second one that choses between one of thoes and the inverter, unless there making a three input that I haven't seen yet.

He is not wanting an ATS for inverter/shore AND an ATS for genny/the other pair. Generators were brought into this conversation because that is how an ATS is labeled. He wants a single ATS that switches between an inverter and shore power.

StirCrazy wrote:
but for me I would want the shore power to be the ultimate pripority, then the genny, if neither one of thoes is hooked up then the second ATS will automaticly pick the inverter. now this could all be me just not knowing the reason why you would want a generator to have priority but I dont see a reason for it off the hand.

Then feel free to wire it reversed from the instructions. It is not necessary to follow the industry standard. No harm will be done. And, again, it is not two ATS's. It is a single ATS. In his case it is inverter/shore power. However the instructions will reference generator/shore power. He just has to replace the term "generator" with "inverter" while he is installing it.