3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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Al,
From my tests of the PowerPro 3500 back on P. 49:
My test was as follows:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mburnette/generator/pp3500.htm
I started the gen with no load and the voltage was 123V and 62Hz.
At 12Amps the voltage was 114.1V.
At 19Amps it was 104V and 60.7Hz
At 20Amps we're down to 101V amd 60.4Hz
The most load I applied was 21A and the volts were down to 98V so I didn't see any point in continuing the test.
The 3500W rating is the combined output of both 110V phases so 15-20 amps off one phase is good. Maybe not good enough for running AC + fridge + MW, etc. without mods but it meets specs.
From my tests of the PowerPro 3500 back on P. 49:
My test was as follows:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mburnette/generator/pp3500.htm
I started the gen with no load and the voltage was 123V and 62Hz.
At 12Amps the voltage was 114.1V.
At 19Amps it was 104V and 60.7Hz
At 20Amps we're down to 101V amd 60.4Hz
The most load I applied was 21A and the volts were down to 98V so I didn't see any point in continuing the test.
The 3500W rating is the combined output of both 110V phases so 15-20 amps off one phase is good. Maybe not good enough for running AC + fridge + MW, etc. without mods but it meets specs.
Al in Va wrote:
In response to the post by NM Desert Rat, I have a Power Pro 3500 from Pep Boys also. I thought it was doing OK at first as it ran the AC. Then I got a voltage meter and let it run for a longer time and found the voltage gradually went down until I cut it off when it got to 104-105 volts and the generator motor sounded like it was "surging". I recently got a friend to bring a Fluke ammeter home from work and checked the generator output. It was showing 2.3 amps with just the converter on. Put on the AC and it was showing 14-15 amps. That was all it would do and the voltage drop started. I am very disappointed as I checked the manual before buying it and the manual says 25amps/120 volts. It only does about half that. Think I will have to have a talk with Wen about that. Dont think I will try to rewire it. May not be worth the effort. Al in Va.
