[RE-wrenches] Inverter bypass

[Ray Walters]

Here's a 100 amp version of the Reliance box.  Cheap, lots of room, easy 
to wire up, but NEMA 1.

https://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Reliance-Controls-TCA1006D/p1102.html

On 3/2/2023 6:10 PM, Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Does anyone know of any bypass switch/breaker setup for anything 
> greater than 60 amps for 2 poles, other than large DPDT switches which 
> get pricey and hard to source especially for 200 amps?
> Howie
>
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2023, 6:23 PM Ray Walters via RE-wrenches 
> <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>     I probably still have one of the old QO boxes on the shelf, but I
>     never liked them.  Single pole, very tight, and you had to double
>     lug or use a weird split bolt arrangement with exposed copper out
>     past the breaker.
>
>     I started using these 60A T switches from Northern:
>
>     https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200653609_200653609
>
>     Midnite makes small 30A and 60A T switches as well:
>
>     https://www.midnitesolar.com/productPhoto.php?product_ID=416&productCat_ID=29&sortOrder=3&act=p
>     <https://www.midnitesolar.com/productPhoto.php?product_ID=416&productCat_ID=29&sortOrder=3&act=p>
>
>     Ray Walters
>
>     On 3/2/2023 11:57 AM, Sindelar Solar via RE-wrenches wrote:
>>     Kris, It was SqD QO403, and it was a 3-pole load
>>     center/disconnect, not 4-pole. You may recall that the
>>     dual-inverter Trace Power Panels of long ago used two of these,
>>     each one serving as an inverter bypass switch to one 120V AC leg.
>>
>>     On 3/2/2023 11:46 AM, Kristopher Schmid via RE-wrenches wrote:
>>>     Hi All,
>>>
>>>     I have a stand alone system that was upgraded from an FX
>>>     inverter to a Radian WITHOUT  the companion load center.  I
>>>     would like to add an inverter bypass circuit to operate the
>>>     house on generator power.  There used to be a 4 slot breaker
>>>     panel (SqD?) with the rocker switch preventing both breakers
>>>     from being in the on position simultaneously.  I have not been
>>>     able to find it on the interweb.  Anyone know of something out
>>>     there that would meet my needs?
>>>
>>>     Kris
>>>
>>>
>>>     Shine On!
>>>
>>>     Kris Schmid
>>>     Legacy Solar, LLC
>>>     137 West 1st Avenue
>>>     Luck, WI 54853
>>>     www.legacysolar.com <http://www.legacysolar.com>
>>>     715-653-4295
>>>     NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
>>>     Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician
>>>     BSEE
>>>
>>
>>     -- 
>>
>>     *Allan Sindelar*
>>     allan at sindelarsolar.com <mailto:allan at sindelarsolar.com>
>>
>>     (No longer) NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
>>     (Still) New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician
>>     (Retired) Founder, Positive Energy, Inc.
>>     (Retired) Founder, Sindelar Solar
>>     *505 780-2738 cell*
>>
>>
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