I am needing to know if this will work as a kill switch on my portable generator. All I need to do is connect two wires together to ground them out?
820110
I agree with James, I don't think it would work. The unit is designed to connect a 12V source to a load of some kind. I use mine to turn on/off a fountain pump and a second unit to turn on/off the fountain lights. You might be able to use this unit to open or close a solenoid which in turn could connect/disconnect your "wires" but that would be more complicated to set up.
820111
If your generator has an off/on switch, just put it in series with the off side of the switch.
820112
The unit is powered by 12volts and provides a switched 12volts for load application.
836588
My setup is similar. I use an inverter on one side and my generator on the other. When my batteries die then i start my generator and wait like 20 seconds and it transfers. No doubt it'll work!
1130335
No, This is for a 12v - 24v application. The body of the switch could easily end up carrying current. The terminals are for soldering.
1415488
I soldered and shrink tubed the power connection. I used this for a simple open door alarm trigger for an underground radio vault. It works great. My application was a one time use. See Digikey or Mouser for connectors.
355336
I use it with my generator, it kept blowing my GFI breaker, I put a regular 110 outlet in and it runs my trailer with both AC, I have used it at a few parks without a GFI breaker outlet, so if you have. GFI breaker in the circuit you need to replace it with a regular 110v outlet and it should work just fine. Hope this helps??
625603
I don't believe you will need to do anything . Just make certain the neutral is disconnected from the power company by means of a positive discinnect to avoid back feed . I purchased the transfer switch , tie in receptical etc from Amazon when I got the generator. Lowes sells the same generator for about $100 bucks more. The transfer switch and load enter was by Reliance.
876783
Seems like something is mis-wired. The transfer switches should never allow power to go either from the generator to the incoming power line, or vice-versa. The switches operate closed-open-closed, never connected to both sides at the same time. This is a dangerous condition.A spark could also occur if the generator was running when the cord was unplugged, but you say it was OFF.
938580
I had an electrician install a plug in using a transfer switch which took me off the grid when I used the generator. That is very important or the generator can feed back into the transformers and can kill a lineman. Also it is illegal to try and wire in without a transfer switch that takes you off the grid. You will be totally safe if you do this. If you are drawing to many amps it will just trip the breaker in your generator. Then you just turn off some of the things that are using electricity. Hope this helps.
331812
Yes, it's just a mechanical contact closure. It doesn't care what type of voltage or signal it switches, within its current carrying capacity (25 amps). Break the hot wire (black) for the switching.
243085
the way I wired it was simply power and ground. I wired it to a relay first then a switch. its really basic
177146
I have not used it for that application. I have spent a good bit of time learning the functions that it offers. It's basically an on/off switch. You can wire it into anything just as you would a switch. You need to find a place to connect it that has hot, ground, AND neutral. It will not work without a neutral.
1124950
I only use this on one 220 volt Well Pump circuit breaker feed between the Main Breaker Panel breaker and my well pump. One breaker feeds from utility ( power Company ) and locks out the portable Generator breaker and then if I need to use the portable generator, I push the breaker the other direction. You can not use both breakers in the on or off position at same time. When one is in off position the other one will be in the on position. This makes it idiot proof, can't have both utility and generator hook up at same time. This was the reason I used this manual transfer breaker/switch. Works great for my purpose. Sorry I can't help you with the main power lead hook up at your main breaker box. I only use this on one 220 volt Well Pump circuit breaker feed between the Main Breaker Panel breaker and my well pump. One breaker feeds from utility ( power Company ) and locks out the portable Generator breaker and then if I need to use the portable generator, I push the breaker the other direction. You can not use both breakers in the on or off position at same time. When one is in off position the other one will be in the on position. This makes it idiot proof, can't have both utility and generator hook up at same time. This was the reason I used this manual transfer breaker/switch.... » Read More I only use this on one 220 volt Well Pump circuit breaker feed between the Main Breaker Panel breaker and my well pump. One breaker feeds from utility ( power Company ) and locks out the portable Generator breaker and then if I need to use the portable generator, I push the breaker the other direction. You can not use both breakers in the on or off position at same time. When one is in off position the other one will be in the on position. This makes it idiot proof, can't have both utility and generator hook up at same time. This was the reason I used this manual transfer breaker/switch. Works great for my purpose. Sorry I can't help you with the main power lead hook up at your main breaker box. « Show Less
1399745
This is a power pick-up one line only, solution. Any item needing grounding can be grounded nearby it's location if you do not want to run two wires to the fuse block.. If its for a phone you may want to find a fuse location that is powered even when engine is off. Good Luck!
176321
They make kit to hook the generator into your power system for your house. If you are not experienced, then have an electrician do it. You could cause a lot of damage if you tried it yourself.
1688345
It depends... If you're using it for emergency power in your home using a transfer switch the answer is no. While hot and neutral are disconnected, ground is not. Thus, the home electrical box provides a proper ground. If you are using it in a non-transfer switch scenario, then yes, you should consider using an independent earth ground. If you have copper or iron pipes, simply tie the ground of the generator to one of them. They will work fine. If plastic plumbing, then drive a three for four foot galvanized or copper rod into the ground close by and attach to it and you'll be fine. That, or run a ground wire to the frame of your electrical panel if more convenient. It will provide a proper "common" ground. If you're not using it for emergency power in the home, just use GFI protected extension cords. They will reference the electrical ground of the generator. If there is any possibility of making contact with a "hot" wire, the GFI will immediately open and protect from a dangerous shock.
829512
Really should have hit the "I don't know" button. I would assume that functionality would be dependent on what other demands are made on the generator at the same time. Asking a Generac engineer might be a better course of action. You may encounter situations similar to folks who vacation in RVs deal with where you need to turn off certain things to allow for running others. Hope I've helped
1357640
We used this in an off grid setup with solar panels and wind turbine. The transfer switch is useless in this setup and you need other parts for it to work properly. But yes this can be used off grid and works especially well for a back up generator for when there isn't enough wind or solar, although I must admit that ours hasn't turned on in months or even years as it is setup to kick on automatically when the voltage in the batteries hits a critical low and that hasn't happened in a while due to an abundance of solar panels. This generator is certainly not cost effective to power a house for any number of days, without grid, solar, wind and/or batteries. Hope this helps We used this in an off grid setup with solar panels and wind turbine. The transfer switch is useless in this setup and you need other parts for it to work properly. But yes this can be used off grid and works especially well for a back up generator for when there isn't enough wind or solar, although I must admit that ours hasn't turned on in months or even years as it is setup to kick on automatically when the voltage in the batteries hits a critical low and that hasn't happened in a while due to an abundance of solar panels. This generator is certainly not cost effective to power a house... » Read More We used this in an off grid setup with solar panels and wind turbine. The transfer switch is useless in this setup and you need other parts for it to work properly. But yes this can be used off grid and works especially well for a back up generator for when there isn't enough wind or solar, although I must admit that ours hasn't turned on in months or even years as it is setup to kick on automatically when the voltage in the batteries hits a critical low and that hasn't happened in a while due to an abundance of solar panels. This generator is certainly not cost effective to power a house for any number of days, without grid, solar, wind and/or batteries. Hope this helps « Show Less