generator damages AC, other electornics
I have a Champion dual-fuel 3400 gen. I contacted the manufacturer and asked what happens when/if it runs out of fuel. Answer was that both the gen and everything electronic connected could/would be...
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Timeking wrote:
That is what I am thinking, that the Champions are poor copies, and I should have gotten a Honda or Yamaha. ??? Seems stupid that the same technologies used in one unit would not be used in another. Perhaps I was fooled by the cheaper price?
Did you even read the responses? Honda & Yamaha have the same warnings. It's all a CYA that they know you will never follow.
For startup, it's good to have the heavy loads turned off (same plugging into shore power).
For shutdown, if you are manually shutting it down, good practice to turn off the major loads.
But from a practical point of view, you are going to run out of fuel and it will shut down while under load. I've been doing it for years and I've never heard of anyone having any issues as a result.
First Generator....Yamaha 2400. Current generator....Champion 4500 dual fuel.
