3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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MrRchitty wrote:
Since the topic has been brought up about the 240 volt side of the Champion open synch generators, it was mentioned that it appears the AVR senses the voltage on one leg or one set of windings and if you were to use the 4 prong twist 240 volt rated plug, you could split it down the road to 2 120 volt lines/legs.
I want to take my 110 volt 3500 watt Champion which is wired in parallel and rewire it. I want to employ the same 4 pole double throw switch allowing me to have 3500 watts at 110 volt and switch to 240 volts. I know that if I use the 240 volts I won't have a problem powering my well pump. However, if leaving the switch in 240 volt and use the 240 volt 4 prong plug, split it down the line to 2 110 volt legs, am I going to have 1 leg which is regulated properly and the other leg that is not?
Cheez Randall, that is reverse engineering.:h But, I understand your desire to have a 240/120 genny now that you also have the twin 2000i units for camping.
Your well pump. Unless it is a shallow well pump or jet pump that does not exceed 1/2 HP I honestly do not believe you will be successful in powering it with a 3,000 watt class Chinese genny. I know, on the surface it looks like it should purr right along - but it doesn't.
If you are successful in using a 3,000 watt class genny for your well pump that will be the ONLY thing you can power.
I have two wells - one is a 40' bored well about 3' in diameter. The pump is something like 30 feet down in the well and the pump is 1/2 HP. My ELM3000, which has "straight 240" struggled to run this pump - much more so than the RV A/C or any other appliance.
My other well is a 600 foot deep drilled well about 7" in diameter. The pump is "about" 400 feet down. That pump is a 1HP straight 240. My 13HP, 7,500 watt genny will run the pump, but there is not room for additional loads. As far as the ELM running it - no way!
I guess what I am saying is depending on your well, how deep the pump is (which influences motor current) and what the rated HP is your efforts to rewire so you can get 240 may be in vain.
