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   From: tw@dionic.net   
      
   Mark    
     wibbled on Tuesday 02 March 2010 15:00   
      
   >   
   >>   
   >> > As I see it, with this system power will not ever be fed back into the   
   >> > grid, anytime there is power at the "service" terminal the generator   
   >> > will be disconnected by the NC contacts and the ignition will be   
   >> > killed by the NO contacts...   
   >>   
   >> Wrong. It will feed power back to the grid *EVERY* time the grid power   
   >> is restored with the mains switch still on and the genset running.   
   >   
   > The generator cannot be started and will not run whenever the main   
   > switch is on.   
   > The generator cannot be started and will not run whenever there is   
   > grid power at the service terminal.   
   >   
   > Mark   
      
   Please don't encourage him.   
      
   With all due respect, in this context it doesn't matter if the logic is   
   "right", the design is wrong. Too many potential fail-hazard scenarios which   
   are easily avoided.   
      
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