fisherelectric
Senior Member
- Location
- Northern Va
I'm looking at a Reliance generator transfer panel that says:
"The X Series? exclusive, patent-pending switching mechanism will break the two hot legs of the circuit, in either direction, before the neutral is broken. It will then close the neutral before the two hot legs close. This prevents destructive 240V current from momentarily powering the 120V circuits and damaging inductive motors and sensitive electronics."
This is a panel that has 2 mains, one fed from utility, one fed from generator, and opening one closes the other. I have installed panels like this in the past and never switched the neutral. What up with this?
"The X Series? exclusive, patent-pending switching mechanism will break the two hot legs of the circuit, in either direction, before the neutral is broken. It will then close the neutral before the two hot legs close. This prevents destructive 240V current from momentarily powering the 120V circuits and damaging inductive motors and sensitive electronics."
This is a panel that has 2 mains, one fed from utility, one fed from generator, and opening one closes the other. I have installed panels like this in the past and never switched the neutral. What up with this?