Inverter generator hack? Two blue wires.
This is a long shot, but I have a Chinese 3500W inverter generator that was sold as a "PowerEase" among other brands. It looks like an oversized Honda 2000. Recently I had to pull the case off to r...
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The generator has been put back together and works better than ever.
This pigtail was definitely sitting loose in the bottom of the generator case.
All connections from the inverter to the panel are through pigtails with locking connectors. This connector has provisions for a lock, but no corresponding pigtail on the panel, or anywhere else in the case.
I did find this. The case is different but it looks like the internals are the same as mine. The outer case looks like one of those Boily units that used to be so popular.
http://www.buffalotools.com/manuals/gen3500imanual.pdf
It appears from the schematic that the pair of blue wires may come from the DC winding. I don't think my generator has a 12V DC output, so that may be it.
This pigtail was definitely sitting loose in the bottom of the generator case.
All connections from the inverter to the panel are through pigtails with locking connectors. This connector has provisions for a lock, but no corresponding pigtail on the panel, or anywhere else in the case.
I did find this. The case is different but it looks like the internals are the same as mine. The outer case looks like one of those Boily units that used to be so popular.
http://www.buffalotools.com/manuals/gen3500imanual.pdf
It appears from the schematic that the pair of blue wires may come from the DC winding. I don't think my generator has a 12V DC output, so that may be it.
