Re: alarm circuit question

Jon wrote:
> I. GENERATOR TRANSFER CIRCUIT
>
> The service wire is 000. I'm not even going to attempt a contactor for
> that. I'd have to wire it hot and there's too much risk. All I'm going
> to do is make a fail-safe circuit to protect the generator when the
> power goes back on. It's only a 10kw generator so I'm using 120vac coil
> contactor with contacts rated for 90amps. I'm going to use the spare
> wire from the house to the barn to signal when the grid goes back on.
> That will open the circuit and shut down the generator.

A potential candidate for the 2010 Darwin Awards?

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:25:46 -0700, D Yuniskis
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>Jon wrote:
>> I. GENERATOR TRANSFER CIRCUIT
>>
>> The service wire is 000. I'm not even going to attempt a contactor for
>> that. I'd have to wire it hot and there's too much risk. All I'm going
>> to do is make a fail-safe circuit to protect the generator when the
>> power goes back on. It's only a 10kw generator so I'm using 120vac coil
>> contactor with contacts rated for 90amps. I'm going to use the spare
>> wire from the house to the barn to signal when the grid goes back on.
>> That will open the circuit and shut down the generator.
>
>A potential candidate for the 2010 Darwin Awards?

Oh, no... Worse, a potential candidate for a manslaughter charge, and
10 years in jail for killing an electric lineman... And worse...