| shore power [message #363609] |
Thu, 22 April 2021 10:27  |
Evan
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i have an 1978 royal just purchased three weeks ago the electrical has been messed with a lot everything works with generator but can't get it to work on shore power does this couch have an ATS and if so were is it? and what else may be the problem.
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| Re: shore power [message #363612 is a reply to message #363609] |
Thu, 22 April 2021 11:56  |
JohnL455
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Stock was a “see saw” breaker interlock that turns one off and other on so shore or gen NEVER BOTH. Flip the switch!
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Re: shore power [message #363617 is a reply to message #363616] |
Thu, 22 April 2021 14:23 |
blur911
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Evan wrote on Thu, 22 April 2021 13:08Thanks wasn’t a see saw switch appears that was taken out for a two breaker panel with two breaker one for gen and one for ac I have a lot to put right in this thing
It might be like mine which had electrical upgrades 25 years ago. I have a ATS mounted behind the seat back for the rear dinette, have to remove the seat back to get to it. It has a 30 second delay after the generator starts before it switches to it.
It's the open box on the right.
Burl Vibert
Kingston, Ontario
1976 GMC 26 foot, Sheridan reno, don't know original model but we call her Roxie
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| [GMCnet] Re: shore power [message #363618 is a reply to message #363616] |
Thu, 22 April 2021 14:28 |
Ken Henderson
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Evan,
Be SURE you don't have both the Shore and the Gen CB's closed at the same
time! The results could be catastrophic, probably to the generator.
You may want to consider this automatic transfer switch rather than a
manual switching arrangement:
Automatic 120 vac Power Source Selection - (gmcmhphotos.com)
Ken H.
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 2:08 PM evan schroedel wrote:
> Thanks wasn’t a see saw switch appears that was taken out for a two
> breaker panel with two breaker one for gen and one for ac I have a lot to
> put right in this thing
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 22, 2021, at 10:57 AM, John R. Lebetski
> wrote:
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>> Stock was a “see saw” breaker interlock that turns one off and other
> on so shore or gen NEVER BOTH. Flip the switch!
>> --
>> John Lebetski
>> Woodstock, IL
>> 77 Eleganza II
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| Re: shore power [message #363620 is a reply to message #363609] |
Thu, 22 April 2021 16:18 |
TR 1
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I very much like the convenience of my automatic transfer switch... If you go that route, I had read to make sure the switch has DC relays, or they tend to hum loud enough to be annoying, since our switches are in the living area vs in a basement like on some larger coaches...
There may be other ways to make them quiet, but going with the DC relay based ATS worked for me....
Mark S. '73 Painted Desert,
Manny 1 Ton Front End,
Howell Injection,
Leigh Harrison 4bag and Rear Brakes,
Fort Worth, TX
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| [GMCnet] Re: shore power [message #363621 is a reply to message #363618] |
Thu, 22 April 2021 16:04 |
Evan
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Yeah I’ll be doing a complete rewire
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 22, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Ken Henderson wrote:
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> Evan,
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> Be SURE you don't have both the Shore and the Gen CB's closed at the same
> time! The results could be catastrophic, probably to the generator.
>
> You may want to consider this automatic transfer switch rather than a
> manual switching arrangement:
> Automatic 120 vac Power Source Selection - (gmcmhphotos.com)
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>
> Ken H.
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>
>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 2:08 PM evan schroedel wrote:
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>> Thanks wasn’t a see saw switch appears that was taken out for a two
>> breaker panel with two breaker one for gen and one for ac I have a lot to
>> put right in this thing
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Apr 22, 2021, at 10:57 AM, John R. Lebetski
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Stock was a “see saw” breaker interlock that turns one off and other
>> on so shore or gen NEVER BOTH. Flip the switch!
>>> --
>>> John Lebetski
>>> Woodstock, IL
>>> 77 Eleganza II
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| [GMCnet] Re: shore power [message #363622 is a reply to message #363620] |
Thu, 22 April 2021 16:21 |
Evan
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Thanks for the advice definitely going with ATS and quiet would be good
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> On Apr 22, 2021, at 3:19 PM, Mark Sawyer wrote:
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> I very much like the convenience of my automatic transfer switch... If you go that route, I had read to make sure the switch has DC relays, or they
> tend to hum loud enough to be annoying, since our switches are in the living area vs in a basement like on some larger coaches...
>
> There may be other ways to make them quiet, but going with the DC relay based ATS worked for me....
> --
> Mark S. '73 Painted Desert,
> Manny 1 Ton Front End,
> Howell Injection,
> Leigh Harrison 4bag and Rear Brakes,
> Fort Worth, TX
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