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We were sitting outside tonight and could hear a "click" every few minutes. We have tracked it down to the transfer switch. It is a Lyght transfer switch and not sure of the model. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
We had a Surge Guard 41260 (the 41260 is a guess...it was something like that). The clicking is a precurser to it going up in smoke. Had the first one go after about 3 months (replaced under warranty) and the replacement went 6 months after that. As we don't have a genny we just wired around it. Stranded twice when it went out was twice too much. The trailer manufacturer was good (putting us up in a hotel and paying all the costs to fix and wire around it) but I didn't want to be stranded again so we called it square when they paid for the last rewire/bypass.
We shut down and unplugged everything last night. After plugging it in at the post again, it stopped. About an hour ago it started again. It has always clicked once right after we plug in, but not intermittently like this. Our power doesn't seem to be affected.
Good luck. Hope you don.t have our problem. On ours the clicking was intermitant for about a month before a bunch of loud bangs then nothing. The second time the clicking started almost immediately and it lasted 4-5 months before the big bangs and nothing. Hope Gene is correct and the clicking is normal in your case.
When the electromagnet in the changeover switch starts having trouble keeping the relay closed (i.e. clicking) it is time to change the switch IMO.Now, this can happen when the voltage is a bit low off the pole.Low is a relative thing.But lower voltage (i.e. 105 volts for example) and a spring on the relay that has changed tension, for whatever reason, will / can cause clicking.If you really know how you could test the change over switch but changing it is the best course of action in most cases.I do trust you have a power monitor, like a Progressive Industries, not just a surge protector, in the power line to the rig.If not, best to have one and the relay could be sending you a warning of low voltage on one or more legs.
