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Does anyone know if it's possible to wire the Charge Station Pro to work with a manual transfer switch--as opposed to the "intelligent back-up power" feature? By working with the existing plug on the Pro charger, it might eliminate the need to hook-up an additional cable from the onboard power in the back of the truck to a separate manual transfer switch outlet. This might be a useful hack for customers who like the concept of back-up power, but don't want to pay the premium for all the equipment and hook-up to make it automatic or "intelligent." And the simplicity of 1 cable is hard to beat. I think a lot of customers getting the Pro's with their ER's are selling them because the huge cost of installing the intelligent system. Maybe there's a simpler way?
 

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Does anyone know if it's possible to wire the Charge Station Pro to work with a manual transfer switch--as opposed to the "intelligent back-up power" feature? By working with the existing plug on the Pro charger, it might eliminate the need to hook-up an additional cable from the onboard power in the back of the truck to a separate manual transfer switch outlet. This might be a useful hack for customers who like the concept of back-up power, but don't want to pay the premium for all the equipment and hook-up to make it automatic or "intelligent." And the simplicity of 1 cable is hard to beat. I think a lot of customers getting the Pro's with their ER's are selling them because the huge cost of installing the intelligent system. Maybe there's a simpler way?
Power out of the CSP is DC, so would need an inverter. Could wire in a manual transfer switch with 30 amp generator plug and use pro power on board. Save a few thousand bucks.
 
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