An idea and need some help

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I'm thinking to make a system where the generator on my mobile home starts by itself based of the battery bank voltage. I know there are autostart system out there already, but I figured I could save some money and if not at least have fun making it myself. I'm new to Arduino and would love some help regarding this.

I'm thinking I would basically need a voltage sensor and at at specific voltage send a signal which in turn would start my generator. Also, It would have to kill the generator once a second voltage value have been reached.

Is this possible to do with Arduino ?

Thanks for reading

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Nobody can tell you how to connect unknown hardware. Please provide full information about the battery, generator and so on...

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Sure. But you also need to consider if the generator is already running. And consider if the generator will not start. Likely other considerations.

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As a retired EE with 30 years of IT experience from programming to enterprise archicture, I think of many home possibilities; but I choose not to build; rather I buy well-researched commercial items.

Why?
Mainly family safety and liability avoidance and insurance concerns (electrical modifications made by non-licensed persons "may" void your homeowners' insurance or get you into hot water with residential licensure authorities on property resell.

To each their own.

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Mobile home or motor home. Sounds like an RV type home with a built-in generator.