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Cummins/Onan — AC Connections

Installation · Transfer Switch Terminals

From a Cummins/Onan service manual covering: GT30160EQ5KA000, GT40063XN52A000, GT40063YN52A000, GT40063ZN52A000. Check it applies to your exact model before use.

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Before you start

  • Failure to prevent the generator set from starting before wiring procedures are performed presents a shock hazard that can cause severe personal injury or death.

Procedure

  1. Test the operation of the generator set from its own controls.
  2. Stop the generator set and remove the negative lead from the cranking battery to prevent starting.
  3. Connect conductors of sufficient size to carry rated current from the line, load, and generator set directly to the transfer switch terminals marked A, B, and C (A, B, C, and N on 4-pole switches). Ph
  4. Connect power cables to the load terminals. Tighten the terminal lugs as indicated in Table 7-1.

Specs & values

  • Terminal lug torques per Table 7-1

Source: Cummins/Onan service manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.

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