Ventilated Generator Compartment Door.
Are generator compartments designed for maximum cooling (ventilation) with solid doors? Or would replacing the door with a louvered or expanded metal door aid in cooling. I usually run in the deser...
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It's an Onan 7000 Marquis. Not too concerned about stopped, but when in motion.
Last summer I was traveling along I-10 In SOCAL between Blythe and Indio and the generator would just stop, for no apparent reason. Oil level good, fuel level good. Running both A/Cs, with no other major electrical draw. After securing the A/Cs I could immediately re-start it. Brought one, the the other A/C back on line and after about 15 minutes, the gen would shut off again. Once A/Cs were on line, there was no "shedding", so never pulled more or close to the generator rating. Did this 3 or 4 times, until I just stepped down to only 1 A/C, and continued with no further issues.
As I said outdoor temp was in the 120 range. Moving consistently (no stop and go traffic).
My thinking at the time was high outside temps, heavy A/C load, heat from the MH exhaust, etc. maybe caused an overload and overheat condition and shut down the gen.
So I guess the answer is that the generator compartment was designed with proper air flow for the installed generator, and additional ventilation isn't necessary.
Last summer I was traveling along I-10 In SOCAL between Blythe and Indio and the generator would just stop, for no apparent reason. Oil level good, fuel level good. Running both A/Cs, with no other major electrical draw. After securing the A/Cs I could immediately re-start it. Brought one, the the other A/C back on line and after about 15 minutes, the gen would shut off again. Once A/Cs were on line, there was no "shedding", so never pulled more or close to the generator rating. Did this 3 or 4 times, until I just stepped down to only 1 A/C, and continued with no further issues.
As I said outdoor temp was in the 120 range. Moving consistently (no stop and go traffic).
My thinking at the time was high outside temps, heavy A/C load, heat from the MH exhaust, etc. maybe caused an overload and overheat condition and shut down the gen.
So I guess the answer is that the generator compartment was designed with proper air flow for the installed generator, and additional ventilation isn't necessary.
