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Bobbo
Explorer III
Oct 06, 2015

No real need, just wondering (ONAN KY 4000)

Is the ONAN KY series generator PSW or MSW?

Also, is it an inverter generator?

KY-FA/26100K is the model I have.

4 Replies

  • I sure like the wave form of the old 18-turn 6.5NH
    Volts per Hz, but with a decent governor their reliability is had to beat. Reconnect 30 amperes 240, or 60 amperes 120vac.

    Big generators are expensive to convert to inverter. Components like diamonds increase n price to the square of the size.
  • Because it is "analog", where the wave comes from the crankshaft spinning at 3600 RPM (1800 RPM for older, four pole models), it is a pure analog sine wave in that sense.

    Now, how clean it is, especially under load, is a different story. There have been youtube videos testing this, so I'd probably go look there, but Onans are decent, and produce clean power for pretty much anything.
  • It is not an inverter generator, and is therefore in theory PSW. In practice its waveform isn't nearly as pretty as from a good PSW inverter generator, but it definitely does its job well.

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