Remote/Built in Genny Question
When you have a 5th or trailer with a built in genny, is there a very short delay between start up and when you actually get power or does the converter not "kick in" until it gets the full 120V AC. ...
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Fisherman wrote:
When you have a 5th or trailer with a built in genny, is there a very short delay between start up and when you actually get power or does the converter not "kick in" until it gets the full 120V AC.
Yes, there's always a delay - if the electrical system is built correctly and uses a "transfer switch" that selects between shore and generator power.
There's a timing circuit built in to the transfer switch.
Some low end RVs (motorhomes in the Cruise America rental fleets) don't use a transfer switch. You take the shower power cord and plug it in to a 30 amp outlet which is the power outlet hardwired to the generator.
