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EEVblog 1500 - How an AC Automatic Transfer Switch Works
Automatic AC transfer switches are pretty cool devices. A look at what they do, a practical demo, teardown, and then reverse engineering to explain how it does it.
Bonus look at how my automated home battery backup system will work.
00:00 - Automatic AC Transfer switch
02:05 - How I'm powering my home fridges from a battery
06:30 - What does an AC Transfer switch do?
09:27 - Huh? How do you do the automated battery power backup?
12:36 - Practical AC Transfer switch demo
15:57 - Teardown
18:44 - Reverse Engineering Schematic
25:46 - BONUS 2nd design teardown!
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