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BobnSofi
Explorer
May 27, 2014

Converter !!! LOADING UP GENY !!! WFCO WF-8875

Hi All In recent months we would run our 1996 Onan 5500 Marquis Gold at about 5-10 mins it would !!! LOAD UP !!! LOAD UP... DEATH LOAD UP... STRUGGLE TO STAY ALIVE LOAD UP I thought it was...
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MrWizard
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May 27, 2014
Water heater electric element, plus full charge from converter could be close to 3000 watts and are on different circuit breakers in your distribution panel, but all are on the same leg/winding of the Onan
The a/c will be on the other winding/leg
Trying to power everything but the A/C can be too much for that one winding

And yes the converter or batteries could be bad
You need to test
Turn off water heater, turn off fridge, the try converter

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