Boat versus RV Generator
Just curious of why our Onan generators in our boat and RV are designed to operate differently. In the 2006 boat (11KW) it operates at a constant RPM regardless of load but in the 2018 RV (8KW) it ru...
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Ivylog wrote:
7800 and smaller Onan’s are DC generators into an inverter that only puts out 120V. 10K and larger are AC generators that put out 240V. They (your boat 11K) maintains 60 cycles by staying at the same rpm unlike the inverter in the smaller generators that maintains the 60 cycles and rpms vary as the load varies.
I believe that your statement should mean Onan DIESEL, not include Gas. Gas RV Onans are RPM based at either 1800 or 3600 constant RPM's with the Engine SPEED governor keeping the RPM's at 1800 or 3600 under load, and do not use Inverter technology. Doug
