We have an APC transfer switch in one location and another that was furnished by Cummins when we installed a backup generator at another. *knock on wood* - no problems with either. It also performs a weekly self test on the generators. Also in the setup allows emails to be generated when power fails or is transferred to generator.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 12:18 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: Transfer switches +1 We have a huge one for the one whole building, a few small ones for some of the remote building MDF's and some mediums sized ones for the data center AC. We have never had to fix any of them and they always work. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph L. Casale Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 1:13 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: Transfer switches APC sells them, not sure what is bad about them? Pretty common device in all but the simplest setups I would think? jlc From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Cornetet Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 10:48 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] Transfer switches Does anyone here have experience with AC transfer switches? I find myself in the unenviable position of needing some, and pretty much all I hear about them is bad. I have some equipment that only has one power supply (no option to add a redundant supply) that will be powered by two different mains. Each main will go down periodically, but never both at once. Suggestions?
