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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M GO BLUE wrote: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.
...and therein lies your first mistake
Absolutely correct. It astounds me how many folks pay big bucks to get an EMS to protect their rig from bad power, then when they get bad power, disable the EMS.
