Re: [MV] Hooking up a generator

From: J. Forster (jfor@onemain.com)
Date: Thu Nov 01 2001 - 10:37:18 PST


That's a good suggestion, but the LED has to be installed upstream of the main
breakers. Another way to see when the power is restored is to watch the street lights
or your non-generatored neighbors' houses.
-J

Jim Wiehe wrote:

> Just a small suggestion from a friend of mine in Ohio who hooked up a military
> generator to his house.
>
> He had the hook up done by a qualified electrical contractor who took the time to
> install a small green L.E.D. When the lamp is on , you have power coming in.
> Lamp off, ( power outage ) you switch over to the generator and send nothing out
> through the main line.
> When the light comes back on , you switch off the generator and switch back to
> the main line.
>
> Jim Wiehe , VA3JHW
> mail to : j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
> >
>
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