Recent content by heimlich

That's how you would test them before you throw them out.

I think it's working now. I tapped the top of each of those relays and now I have 120 coming over.

To see if plugging them back in does anything. Pretty standard thing to do when troubleshooting something.

Can I unplug and plug those relays while the unit is running or, do I need to turn the unit off while unplugging them.

I do see the green light.

Is that with the AC Interrupter switch? I tried that. I think the next step is to test that relay bank. I've seen a number of people that have found a bad one there. Does that sound about right? Is there a recommended way to test these?

I'm trying to test the unit before I hook it up to anything. The plug receptacles show 120V. I checked the lugs for voltage and I do not get any voltages there. Is there a testing procedure I can follow to check the different components? I've read those relay looking things can cause this...

Lots of good replies. I think I had some grand ideas when I thought I was going to toss this on the back of a bus. My initial idea was to get a cheap China diesel generator but you never know what you are going to get when you order direct from China. It could last a short bit or a long while...

Has anyone seen a thread/etc where someone has taken these out of their metal case, removed them off the sled, and mounted them somewhere else? I'm trying to get an idea of how viable that would be.

There's only one person in the world you can trust. Go look in the mirror.

You are absolutely correct in everything you said. I don't disagree. I bought this thing to put on the back of a bus but now I might not. A generator for the house isn't something that I need. No one else is going to plug it in or turn it on. If it's 3AM I won't both with it. I never planned...

This one: https://www.costco.com/interstate-u1-lawn-%2526-garden-battery.product.100476412.html

I bought two of the lawn batteries from Costco. I think they were $39 each. Then I bought two sets of adapters that turns them into the round post kind. They worked perfectly. The 51R were $100. I figured I could buy two sets of the lawn batteries for the same price.

I don't know a lineman who doesn't assume the wires are hot. They have more to worry about all the solar generation feeding into the lines than me. At least I am doing the switching manually instead of automatically. I was planning on turning off the main breaker on the panel first. Either that...

That's good advice. I'd like to learn to decide if I can do it on my own or not. Professionals here are licensed. Most likely if everyone on this forum only used professionals most of it would not be done. I remembered I knew a military electrician who came over and helped me with my 3-phase...