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What is the most common cause of an emergency generator not shutting off after normal power is restored? Could it be something hanging up in the transfer switch?

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...Is there a latching relay??


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I'm not certain, please explain.

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Some have a time delay so you have to have power restored for a pre-determined time. It could also not be recognizing the return of normal power. Who knows? It might not be an automatic.

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I'm going back to it early tomorrow morning. I'm also going to check for stable utility power. I've just read if utility power is not stable it will not switch back.

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You don't say if this is a service call or a new install. I would get the manual out and be sure the clock is programmed correctly and the dip switches are set right. Check the wiring diagrams too.

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You may also want to check your return to normal delays (could be extended, I prefer 5 minutes minimum) and your cool down cycle, I prefer 15 minutes on larger units of over 100 kw. I have seen factory defaults of 1/2 hour each meaning an hour for retransfer and cool down, IOW it may be shutting down, just taking one heck of a long time to do it, some customers don't understand these things and panic.

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We have had two very new (less than a year) Onan transfer switches cause generators to run when normal power was fin.

Both times a electronic board in the ATS went bad.

One Generator ran for 126 hours the other for TWO WEEKS! they where natural gas units so fuel was not an issue.


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I also agree that it is probably a relay or control board.

Bob,
Were these nat. gas units life safety? Do they allow nat. gas units for life safety in your area?


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...Well, we had a customer who put his in "test", and left it on all weekend, then couldn't figure out why it didn't turn off [Linked Image]

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