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Can I use an auto start, or automatic transfer switch with a portable generator set?

April 26, 2017Auto automatic portable generator Switch transfer

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Can I use an auto start, or automatic transfer switch with a portable generator set?

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Generally, No. Most portable generator sets do not have the capability to start automatically. To do so a generator must have an electric starter, start/stop controls and safety sensors to be able to start and stop automatically. Auto start and safety equipment increases the price of portable equipment so much that they would not be commercially viable and as such are not manufactured.