Guys and gals, it sounds like we all need to buy some Generac stock. Actually, if you put an Oscilloscope on the power line during switch over, it will look like a squiggly worm for a couple of minutes, then it steadies out. So, your primary problem is soon over, however such switches were not designed with hi purity in mind. They were designed to transfer over from a failed house feed to their generator in order to keep your lights and HVAC on. Your electrical power company supplies you a near infinite buss. Your house generator does not. Your generator company can do better, but you probably would not want to pay for it.
Backup Generator transfer switch
In the past two issues of Stereophile, Michael Fremer has been discussing the disastrous results to the sound of his system after having a backup generator installed at his home. The system is not running on the generator, but he believes it has to do with the transfer switch that gets installed on the AC signal path. He describes a pre-generator experience as "intense and emotionally elevating" afterwards "everything good was gone, two large ill-focused boomboxes had replaced absolute magic". I recently moved and had been listening to my system prior to and after the installation of a Generac whole house generator, I did not notice any change in the sound, I can still sit and enjoy the music for hours with no sense of fatigue. Perhaps my ears are shot or my equipment is not expensive enough. Anyone here have any experiences with generator transfer switches?
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