No need to have an interlock with my plan. Both the portable generator and
the main panel can be hot at the same time. I plan to switch two circuits
out of the main to the generator with a DPDT switch.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Short" <mike.short@mchsi.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] transfer switch
> Make sure that what ever you end up with you have an interlock to disable
> the main circuit breaker before you can turn on the generator breaker. My
> generator has an automatic switch for the generator, and I have another
> plug
> to use a portable generator. It has a breaker on the panel from the
> generator that feeds the panel. It has a mechanical interlock so that I
> have
> to disconnect the main CB before the generator breaker can be turned on. I
> have a Square D panel, and they make the mechanical interlock as an
> accessory. The generator CB is in the upper right position.
>
> Mike
> AI4NS
>
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