260 AMP ASCO Transfer Switch ATS, 2 Pole NEMA3R 240V
ASCO ATS Series 185 185A2260F4M (Replaces ASCO Series 165 165A2260F3F)

Every year, power outages strikes all across the world, jeopardizing tremendous amount of resources. From every home, to every business, technology has become something greatly implemented. Although a generator could protect your information from being abolished, sometimes it is tough to activate your generator in the middle of a storm, tornado, etc. has come up with a device that is tremendously crucial for every standby generator owner. 

What is an Automatic Transfer Switch?

The  185A2260F4M is a device used to monitor and give directions to your generator, based on voltage levels. The Series 185 grants access to the set to release energy without the owner of the set to even be around.

Not only does it tell the generator when to turn on, but when to standby and when to power off.

How the ATS work

Using the latest innovations in technology, the ATS ensures safety to you and anybody else operating your generator. In addition, it guarantees to have your power up and running so that you may continue on with your routine activities un-interrupted. In order for the ATS to ensure the retrieval of power, it must go through the following steps: 

1. The second your power has failed, the ATS will alert the generator to power up within milliseconds
2. In under 30 seconds, power will be restored from the generator, granting the user full access to his/her resources.
3. Next, the Automatic Transfer Switch will monitor the status of the voltage, making sure the generator is bringing the level back up to normal.
4. Once power levels are normal, the ATS will guide the generator to direct its power towards the Utility power. 
5. Your Series 185 will then start to slowly power down your generator, rather than abruptly in order to grant it a longer life span.
6. The ATS remains to monitor power levels, ready to alert the generator if needed within a millisecond of time. 

Features of the Series 185 ATS

With all the manufactures spread throughout, has definitely set themselves apart from the rest. After 80 years of experience they have been able to understand how to fully adapt to the needs of their customers.

Some features innovated into their products that have help set them apart are below:

1. Customer Support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
2. Stability and Dependability in all aspects of their products
3. Not only meeting every requirement of the UL but surpassing them
4. After one second of power failure, the ATS has already began to activate the generating system
5. 30 seconds until power restoration
6. LED indications showing clear levels of power, easy to read
7. User- Friendly control panel
8. Simple test to ensure quality and dependence of the system and any time by the click of one button

Throughout their 80 years of experience has solely set themselves to become an individual prestige. Through their methods of helping owning a generator much simpler than what it already is, they have achieved to win the hearts numerous generated-powered homes all across. The 185 series ranges from , 200, 230, 260, and 400 AMPs and each varying between and Secure. has made it possible for everybody including you, to be able to rejuvenate your power and not even have to get out of your couch.