Onan RV QG LP for home back up generator.
I had this gen in my 5th wheel. Last March I pulled it out of the 5th wheel in order to use this as a back up gen for my house. I started it before I pulled it and it worked great. I am in Tennessee a...
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Electrician
Must
Be
Familiar
Home emergency generator installations
When I worked on gensets I saw too many installations where the licensed electrician knew zero.
Close attention must be paid to in rush amps and the vastly over rated capability of the generator.
Overloads cause the gen voltage regulator to FORCE FIELD the rotor. This is an overload that will fail the regulator and after a while the regulator burns out.
The electrician then blames the generator manufacturer. I used to thermal scan the open frame regulator finals to ensure against field overload
I must have encountered this 2 dozen times.
Must
Be
Familiar
Home emergency generator installations
When I worked on gensets I saw too many installations where the licensed electrician knew zero.
Close attention must be paid to in rush amps and the vastly over rated capability of the generator.
Overloads cause the gen voltage regulator to FORCE FIELD the rotor. This is an overload that will fail the regulator and after a while the regulator burns out.
The electrician then blames the generator manufacturer. I used to thermal scan the open frame regulator finals to ensure against field overload
I must have encountered this 2 dozen times.
