3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

tonyclifton wrote:
Woohoo! Tractor Supply came through and price matched partsamerica. I will fire it up this weekend and break her in.

oldfordman, thanks for the input on using the RV receptacle. I'm assuming the 120v RV receptacle is wired just like a 'standard' 120v outlet with a hot leg, neutral and ground? And I would first wire up one 20 amp duplex outlet, then wire jumpers to the second outlet?

Also, it wasn't explicity stated in the manual, but does the 240<-->120 switch on the control panel energize one or the other between the 240 or the RV outlet?

Finally, has anyone created a website or consolidated some useful instructions/pictures/diagrams for popular modifications to this Champion unit? Right now I'm wondering about building my own wheel kit and have seen references on prior pages to others who have done this, but not the actual description of how they did it.

Thanks!!!! :)

The answer is yes, it is standard with a Hot, Neutral, and Ground. I wired my outlets by running the #10 wire to one outlet and then jumpered to the second with #12 wire. I used 120V 20 Amp Commercial grade outlets (the $3.50 ones at Home Depot instead of the $.97 ones). Any voltage drop from the 6-8" of #12 wire will be unimportant because of the short length.

The 120/240 volt switch is used to parallel the windings of the generator so it will give full output to the 30 Amp Receptical. When in the 120 V position you will have no 240 V output and vice-versa.

If you want a real neat "wheel kit", consider a Nursery Cart like this More expensive than a wheel kit in itself ($79 @ Lowes) but it will carry both the genset and spare fuel cans. It can also be used for hauling Firewood, Groceries, or Grandkids:W