ajanis
join:2004-10-19
Oswego, IL | reply to decadent
Re: the backup has to be switched on?! Also weekly "tests" of the generator usually don't drop a load on the genset, and also doesn't test the load transfer aspects of the system. Just running it for 10-20 minutes and shutting it down is usually all that happens in a weekly "test:.
My company brings in a load bank (tractor trailer) onces per quarter and run @ 100% load for 4 hours. Even that doesn't test the transfer parts of the system...and if street power drops during the test we have 20 minuts to remove the loadbank before batteries die. |
