2 generators simultaneously for backup power
Here is a question i thought some of you might have a thought toward. I am planning on getting the champion inverter gennie for some general use. However I was thinking about some backup power for m...
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BurbMan wrote:Where did the OP say the neutral would be shared?
Even 120v circuits....you could have a pair of 12ov circuits wired out phase with a shared neutral...the circuits would work fine powered in this manner, but you would severely overload the neutral with twice the current it was designed for and probably start a fire. As was stated, 220v appliances would likely fry themselves if powered with 2 inputs on the same phase. Plus you would need 2 transfer switches. This is a BAD idea no matter how you slice it.
The Champions are cheap enough, just buy a second one and run the parallel, this way you have one power cource to the panel, even though 22v stuff wont work. If you need power to 220v stuff then you need a bigger generator.
Two gens with two neutrals wired to the panel would run all 120V appliances just fine.
It's the 240V stuff that would make it just too complicated and prone to mistakes.
