Automatic Transfer Switch or Manual. Which Is Best?

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Automatic Transfer Switch or Manual. Which Is
Best?
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If you have a generator as a backup in the case
of the local electricity mains failing, it is a
legal requirement to have a transfer, or
changeover, switch. This is for two
reasons.   First there is the danger to
electricity workers. If the generator has been
powered up and the mains reconnects, it could
back feed electricity into the mains. There is
also a danger to the generator because if the
mains powers up again while it is running it
could burn out your generator. So, the system is
designed so that the generator and the mains can
never be in contact with one another.
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Now your transfer switch can either be manually
operated or it can be automatic. A manual
changeover switch requires somebody to be on the
premises when the mains power goes down whereas
an automatic transfer switch does not. Both
perform the same function, but the automatic
transfer switch does it automatically which saves
time and reduces the power outage length.   If
the power goes down and you have a manual
changeover switch, it means that you have to go
to wherever the generator is situated and start
it up. Once it is up and running, you can then
manually switch to the generator. Of course, when
the mains power comes back on you have to reverse
the procedure by switching off the generator and
only then can you switch back to the mains. The
Automatic Switch Does It For you   An automatic
changeover switch does all this for you. It
monitors the mains power and when it goes down it
sends a signal to the generator to start. When
the generator is running at full speed it sends a
signal back to the
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transfer switch telling it to disconnect from the
mains and connect to the generator.   Some
automatic transfer switches do not have mains
detection built in. In this instance, the mains
detection would have to be in the generator or
elsewhere. If the generator detects a mains power
outage, it sends a signal to the automatic
transfer switch to disconnect from the mains and
then starts up. Once it is running it sends a
signal to the changeover switch to now connect to
the generator.   At Blades Power Generation we
have a complete range of both manual and
automatic changeover switches. Manual transfer
switches are less expensive, but for the sake of
convenience, an automatic transfer switch is the
preference of most people.
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