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Default Backfeed generator through dryer outlet?

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"Pete C." wrote:

What happens if a coil burns out on one of the contactors? One side
switches and the other does not, you could end up with a situation where
you have lost your neutral, i.e. hots from one source and neutral from
the other source. Could be ugly.


If the coil fails, most contactors will be unenergized and that makes
the contacts OPEN in most cases. This is standard for MOST electrical
systems design. You design the system so that if therer is a failure,
It is in the unenergized way and all contactors are OPEN.....

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