3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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one 120 VAC winding is protected by a 20 ampere circuit breaker and the other, identical, winding is protected by a 15 ampere circuit breaker. In my generator, the left duplex receptacle is limited to 15A, and the right duplex receptacle is limited to 20A. The L14-30R receptacle is essentially useless, because it is a 30 ampere device that is limited to 20A on one side and 15A on the other side.
This is the first report on the forum that I am aware of concerning mismatched circuit breakers on Champion equipment. Considering the other QC problems you discovered in your generator, I can't help but wonder if the person assembling the generator might have simply selected one breaker of the wrong size? Do you have a factory schematic? If so, what size breakers are shown on the drawing? Have other Champion owners discovered the same problem? I for one would like to know what is going on and if this was intentional or accidental on the part of the assembly plant.
You might want to contact this gentleman as well:
Paul Cole - Technical Engineer
Champion Power Equipment
1715 Business Center Dr.
Duarte, CA 91010
Phone no. (toll free) 877-338-0999
Cell no. 626-230-5248
Fax no. 626-932-1977
