Yanaha generator volatage low - low load
Was at the races and my generator would put out 117 volts when carrying 8-12 amps load but at low load, 3-4 amps, the voltage was only 105 volts. The voltage readings are from my surge protector - ...
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Norskeman wrote:
Was at the races and my generator would put out 117 volts when carrying 8-12 amps load but at low load, 3-4 amps, the voltage was only 105 volts.
The voltage readings are from my surge protector - which shuts off power to the RV when voltage is less than 106 volts. So if I want to power up the RV I have to turn the surge protector off. Just don't like running items at such a low voltage. I installed the surge protector last year and this is the first time I noticed this problem. May have always been there but I never bothered to check the voltage output of the generator.
It is a 4000 watt Yamaha generator. Model YG4000D. Looks similar to this one - mine does not have a volt meter - just a green power light.
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