Generator auto start [RE-wrenches]

[William Miller]

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Kelly:

We've seen many (if not all) Generacs that start on the absence of a 220V 
sensing voltage.  Generac is notorious for lack of customer support.  We 
first deduced this by tracing the wiring in a Generac transfer switch to 
discover the sensing voltage feed.  This can be dealt with by feeding 220 
volts via a normally closed contact on your outboard relay.  Be aware that 
the gen. set can consume 35 or more watts of power just in voltage sensing.

Feel free to call if you want to discuss this in person. 805-440-5161.

William Miller




>Wrenches,
>I'm trying to set up a customer's existing 15 KW Generac Guardian generator
>to auto start and charge the batteries through the Outback system we've
>installed. I have a 12V relay with its coil switched off of the Master
>inverter Aux output and connected the contacts to the genny's 2-wire start
>posts. The relay works fine.
>
>What's wrong is that the generator starts immediately when we switch the
>generator to "Auto", irregardless of the relay. I've disconnected the
>starting battery to clear any on-board memory, with no change.
>
>Any experience with this? I'm not keen to dig into the genny control wiring
>too deep. And, I can't find a way to talk to anyone at Generac.
>
>Thanks,
>-Kelly

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