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Originally Posted by EA37TS
You can elect to believe whoever you want to believe. Myself, I’ll believe the Onan Factory Reps that were in Gillette.
As a note I have never used the AGS, have never needed the AGS and with the exception of a bad fuel pump a number of years ago, have not had any generator issues. My current Onan is just under 2 years old with over 300 hours of runtime.
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I am gonna actually believe you over the Onan Rep's statement.
If Onan Reps says..." AGS is the biggest killer of generators because the generator is not allowed to warm up long enough before AC and other loads are applied"
And you say..."
the ATS not allowing the generator to get up to speed (between 30 seconds and 1 minute) before it switches over to the generator and applies the loads"
My system goes 1 minute before switching power to the Power Control Panel and the Power Control Panel delays 2 more minutes before power is supplied to ACs / Fridge. That means my Genset has run 3 minutes to warm before ANY heavy loads have are applied. So I believe your statement is most accurate in stating what is required to not kill a generator. My AGS System delays 3 to 6 times longer as you state as needed. Maybe the Onan Rep inference that AGS independently can kill and be in fact the biggest killer of generators is a question in my mine
At best I could agree with a statement that says if the AGS system was not properly designed / installed with the proper support systems (i.e. ATS, and Power Management Systems) it can damage the generator if it applies heavy loads within 30 seconds of startup.
You use your generator more than I do (2:1); so an AGS does not give you the advantage that the Onan Support Rep alluded to as benefit. But I use my AGS all the time (75% of the time I am using the coach) as a matter of convenience.
Note: When I use it, it may not always come on if that make sense. But it is in AUTO or QUIET TIME mode ready to be called if necessary.
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