Section 8 - The Electrical Distribution System
Foretravel Owners Manual
Page 8-7
Rev. 06-02
generator. If your park power fails, start your generator. There is no need to go
outside and make any changes.
NOTE: There is a time delay device built into the automatic switch-
over which allows the generator approximately 1 1/2 minutes to warm up
and run smoothly before it switches over to generator power.
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URGE
P
ROTECTOR
Foretravel coaches are equipped with a whole coach surge/over-under
voltage protector. All 120 volt current from the shoreline passes through this
device. The protector is designed to shut off power when voltage drops below
100 volts and then reset when voltage reaches 105 volts. The power is also shut
off when voltage reaches 132 volts and reset when it drops to 127 volts.
The generator may be started if the shoreline power source fluctuates
enough to keep the coach power off. When the shoreline power returns to nor-
mal, the generator may then be turned off.
CAUTION
DO NOT STOP GENERATOR UNDER LOAD. VOLTAGE DROPS
CAN POSSIBLY DAMAGE SOME APPLIANCES BEFORE POWER
PLANT STOPS COMPLETELY.
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OWER
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ECHNOLOGIES
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YSTEM
SYNOPSIS
With the introduction of the Power Tech auto start system, glow plug pre-
heat, fuel priming, and genset cranking are completely automatic. Mounted on
the genset control panel is an LED status panel on the right side, with two tog-
gle switches, mounted one above the other, to the immediate left of the LED
panel. The upper toggle switch is the master and the lower is the Start/Stop.
There are two generator switches in the dash. The switches on the dash panel
are labeled Start/Stop and Auto/Manual and have two LED’s labeled Run and
Fault. There is also a generator switch in the bedroom labeled Start/Stop.
The Master switch on the genset panel must be in the ON position for
ANY generator switch to function. Simply depress any interior switch or the
genset switch to start the generator. The rest is automatic. To terminate opera-
tion depress any Start/Stop switch. (This is a momentary switch.)
If for some reason the genset fails to start, the fault light on the dash will
be on and a light(s) on the LED status panel will be on. These LED’s can give
an indication as to why the genset will not start. If the genset shuts down while
running, the LED status panel will indicate what failure caused the shut down.
No automatic starts will occur once the fault light is on. The automatic system
must be cleared by turning the master switch, located on the generator, first off
and then back on.
Refer to the Power Tech manual for detailed system operation.
