Re: eu3000is generator

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

<jamesp010@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

> Are there any generators that have an automatic transfer switch built
> into the generator?

I haven't seen any and it's not likely because of how they work.   A
transfer switch works by wiring a relay into your main circuit box to switch
your house off the local power grid and onto your generator when the utility
power fails.  They are designed to keep your generated power isolated from
the local grid so that power company workers don't kill themselves working
on lines that they believe are inactive.  Transfer switches are usually
mounted in a wall box, next to the circuit breaker panel.

You can find a typical wiring diagram here:

http://www.transferswitch4less.com/img14.gif

Good transfer switches have lots of smarts built into them to provide delays
to skip small interruptions, to let the generator spin up to speed, to let
the utility supplied power come back on for at least a few minutes before
switching back and to let the generator freewheel for a minute or so before
shutdown.

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Bobby G.