Question about Onan Generator
Something I have never understood about generators (I have an Onan 6.5 Emerald III.) A 12-volt DC battery is used to start the generator, which then produces 120V AC. The battery supplies the energy ...
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DrewE wrote:For me it's when on shore power and dont like my wfco doing the charging/maintaining.
In general, there's little reason to ever have the disconnect switch disconnected that I can work out; the main one is perhaps when doing maintenance on the wiring or batteries.
I had thought the battery was just to start the genny. That was fun to learn.
Just did a quick test on my 5500.
Prime button pulled 1.2amps
Starting was over 100a.
Running it pulled 2.5a and steadily dropped to 1.54a where it seemed to hold.
