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Believe it or not, I only just got around to installing the INOVA remote starer PCB in my 003 this past weekend, so everything is finally fully automated. Picked up a 24V 3 stage charger last week as well, to keep my batteries in good shape. Here's a couple of shots of the INOVA remote start...

That's a great story Rusty!

You're showing your age Rusty! Lol I have a collection of 33's somewhere, but not sure where they are now. I missed the whole 8-track days only being in my 40's now and growing up in Scandinavia. I used to have a reel to reel player that used what looked like thick fishing wire for tape as...

Got tired of waiting on the dedicated 24 VDC power supply for the power manager, so I hooked up my bench DC power supply for now and completed connecting the sensor wires except for the Neutral line CT (get issues with the terminals on it) I'll clean up the wiring a little better later...

Yeah, I would need quite a few for the UPS :). Still waiting on my 24 VDC adapter for the Power Manager. I did get the under deck roofing done and the 003 moved into position under it. Aligning and screwing in metal roofing from below is a royal pain! I used the forks on the tractor and made...

Wow, those ultra caps are cool! I'm thinking about replacing the batteries in my 3KW UPS with those the next time they go south (one of the UPS is already giving me a warning that its time to replace the batteries again. I'm quite familiar with MOSFET. In fact, I built a 2 x 120W audio amp...

Lol. The wine glass was really more for scale. Once thing is for sure, the power will be off when wiring the current transformers! Those secondaries can pack quite a punch when open. That load sharing board looks cool, but I'm toying with the idea of connecting the 2 generators via the 24...

I picked up an Asco Power Manager along with 3 200/5A current transformers. This will allow me to more closely track voltage, frequency and current across L1, L2 and Neutral. Those current transformers are a lot bigger than I expected. http://www.cstone.net/~dk/ascopm-01.JPG Back side...

Spoke to Emerson Power and S3 DIP 8 needed to be moved from ON to OFF (this is not documented in the manual at all). After that, the Connectivity Module was able to talk to the ATS controller just fine. Here's the view of the ATS web page: The Voltage and Frequency reading on the Emergency...

I have tried firefox as well, made no difference. I had to go into the Java Control Panel and make a security exception for the url of the communication module before either browser would even communicate with the unit, due to how old the Java code is that runs on the controller. The user...

Got my Ethernet Connectivity Module today and got the DIN rail installed and the module. I connected the serial cable (which provides power to the module) as well and the Ethernet cable going to my switch. I even installed a ferrite bead onto the Cat 5 cable where it entered the Module for...

Got the 200A transfer switch cut in today. It was a pain dealing with that thick 200 AMP copper wire for sure! First I pulled out the 6 existing pieces. Sorry these first few pics are crappy cell phone pics as I was in a hurry to get power restored. Inside looking out: Outside looking in...

The thing is that by putting the well pump and HVAC on the large generator, I'd need to fire that up anytime I needed water or heating or cooling. That just seems like a hassle when the small generator is likely able to handle both of those loads (and the small ones) 95% of the time. I'll know...

Hi Tim, I appreciate your feedback and you are correct that I'd be the only one that would capable of running the system once I'm done. I have owned/lived in this house for the last 15 years, and plan to be here for another 30 (I hope). That said, you are absolutely correct that one day...

You're right that 200 Amp service is about 24kW. I actually have 400 Amp service, so that would be about 48kW. :shock::shock::shock: The thing is, however, that I would never come close to drawing that much. My water heater is propane, as is my cook top and oven. A/C is very high efficiency...

Completed the #4 ground wire connections to both 200A panels and the transfer switch. http://www.cstone.net/~dk/xfer-9-29-01.JPG Closeup showing the 4 #4 runs from the service disconnect breaker. http://www.cstone.net/~dk/xfer-9-29-02.JPG I also completed the 4-wire run from the generator...

Ah yes, that makes sense. I can see why the code was changed. Back on 2012 when we had the derecho storm, we had no power for a week. My folks had a 15kw Generac standby generator, and it would trip when the water heater came at the same time the oven was running and the A/C (old inefficient...

I plan to get an auto start kit for the 5KW MEP-802A and default the manual transfer switch to it. This way, when the power goes, the 802 will come online and feed both 200A panels. Based on some testing I have done, with everything in the house running, including the heat pump in 2nd stage of...

Got the holes punched out and the conduits installed. 2 1/2" on top to carry 6 x 3/0 AWG and 2" on the bottom to carry 3 x 3/0 AWG. http://www.cstone.net/~dk/xfer-9-27-01.JPG I also got the house ground transferred from the main 200A panel to the service disconnect panel. It was a bit...

So I scored an Asco series 300 200A transfer switch on CL today for $300! These units normally run about $2000. I also picked up a 200A service disconnect breaker since the Asco is not Service Entrance rated. Here are a couple of pics of the pair: http://www.cstone.net/~dk/asco300-01.JPG...