Generac GP3300 modifications
Hello all, I am really disappointed with my generator. did not know the watts were spit and it wont even run my microwave in my rv. my microwave wattage is 990w. should of been plenty if it were 3...
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From one Wiz to another ...
Not likely. The stator on alternating current generators is wound with one continuous wire that is center taped. This is a single phase that is "split", hence the term split phase.
I don't know enough about "electric power generation" (not covered in any of my EE courses) to know if you can simply "fold" the second half of the wire back on to the first half.
I guess you could test this if you had a good meter (oscilloscope would be better) by ...
• Start the generator, turn the fuel off and run the carburetor bowl dry
• Connect L1 to L2 on the 240V outlet
• Remove the spark plug (zero compression)
• Pull the cord as hard as possible
• If you are reading close 120V then you should be good.
If there is any type of electronic voltage regulation it could be a problem !
MrWizard wrote:
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Not likely. The stator on alternating current generators is wound with one continuous wire that is center taped. This is a single phase that is "split", hence the term split phase.
I don't know enough about "electric power generation" (not covered in any of my EE courses) to know if you can simply "fold" the second half of the wire back on to the first half.
I guess you could test this if you had a good meter (oscilloscope would be better) by ...
• Start the generator, turn the fuel off and run the carburetor bowl dry
• Connect L1 to L2 on the 240V outlet
• Remove the spark plug (zero compression)
• Pull the cord as hard as possible
• If you are reading close 120V then you should be good.
If there is any type of electronic voltage regulation it could be a problem !
