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joebedford
Nomad II
Mar 06, 2023

Overload built-in Onan gen. without popping a breaker?

I was testing my gas-powered Onan 5500 the other day. I was running both air conditioners and the water heater. It seemed to be handling the load well but after 20 minutes, it just stopped - no sputte...
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dougrainer
Nomad
Mar 06, 2023
joebedford wrote:
There were no fault codes.

I didn't monitor the voltage because it seemed to be fine until it wasn't.

I'll check the voltage next time I run it under load.

When you say "kill" do you mean make it stop or break it?


Bad choice of words. Yes, it may stop running if too much oil. It can cause the LOPKO(oil pressure switch) to not see the pressure. Doug

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