Major short in generator wiring - Pictures
Had a major short and near fire due to the wiring from my generator this past weekend. While on the road we had the gen running with the a/c going. The wife went to use the microwave and when she did ...
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DrewE wrote:
That other wire is the 12V lead to the generator from the battery. It is a quite heavy wire because the generator's starter requires a lot of current when its cranking--the starter on my Onan 4KY is somewhere around 90A or 100A in operation, roughly speaking. The wire needs to be thick partly to safely carry the current but mostly to minimize voltage drop when cranking.
Genius! Thats it. Thank you for the explanation and to all for the replies.
