[TheForge] emergency generator

James Binnion jbin at well.com
Thu Nov 18 01:46:03 EST 2004


>
>While it would be dangerous to the lineman if you connect to the grid, it
>would most likely either stall the generator or burn it out from the load.

Or if you are unfortunate enough to have your generator on the line 
when the mains come back on it can literally blow your generator to 
kingdom come or the nearby pole transformer or both. It is way too 
much excitement when you cross phase the generator and the main line. 
Always always always have a transfer switch between your generator 
and the line

-- 
Jim Binnion

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