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Old 09-27-2017, 12:17 AM   #1
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Tranfer switch

My genset keeps cutting out when setting goes from bulk tò float. Is this the transfer switch
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Old 09-28-2017, 09:12 AM   #2
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Is your generator shutting down or dropping off line or the charging process stopping?
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Old 09-28-2017, 06:08 PM   #3
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Could it be your auto Generator start telling the Generator to shut down once battery is fully charged?
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Old 09-28-2017, 08:38 PM   #4
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Going from bulk to float has nothing to do with the transfer switch. Your transfer switch would only change when going to shore power to generator power and the default is the generator power.
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Old 10-02-2017, 09:21 AM   #5
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I think i figured out what my problem was.

My propane level was extremely low or empty. The frig default was electric. My guess is that when the genset goes from bulk to float that there is a very short period of time that the frig attempt to switch to propane.

This may seem far fetched but as soon as i filled with propane the problem resolves it self.
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Thanks for letting the forum know what you found.
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I think i figured out what my problem was.

My propane level was extremely low or empty. The frig default was electric. My guess is that when the genset goes from bulk to float that there is a very short period of time that the frig attempt to switch to propane.

This may seem far fetched but as soon as i filled with propane the problem resolves it self.
The genset does not go from bulk to float. The battery charger does. The AC supply should not be interrupted for this, or any other reason. Your fridge has no idea of ANY of this going on.

When you say your fridge "default" was electric, I am assuming you have it in "auto". So as long as there's AC it won't look for propane.

So.... your guess makes very little sense to me and there is something else going on IF your generator is still dropping off line and IF that's in fact what's going on.
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