Being aware and taking appropriate action is a large part of vigilance and you can use the following as an example.
Plug in and the A/C acts sluggish. Perhaps it's leg is operating at 103 volts while the other leg is cruising along at 117 volts. Wiring a phase flip flop is not all that hard.
Does the generator sound a little weird? Aha! 67 Hz will do it every time. Or 55 Hz.
These three gauges stop guesswork and the newbies from posting vague symptoms asking for help.
Even if an owner knows squat diddly what he's doing, coming to the forum and posting the readings of the three gauges gives participants half a chance of diagnosing things correctly.
"Gee my lights went out and I hear clicking but the refrigerator works but the toaster doesn't" is a frustrating clue.
People that ATTEMPT to help themselves will get the best results. But vague meandering through a list of symptoms are likely to get ignored or roared at.
