Do you exercise your generator in the winter?
How many of you exercise your generator monthly during the winter? Obviously this only applies to those who have to winterize and store your unit... I bought my first RV right at the end of the se...
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Bobbo wrote:
They also don't have the generator windings that corrode and short out. Apples and oranges. That is why you run the generator under at least 50% load. You need to make sure the GENERATOR part is working, not just the engine that runs it.
As I stated earlier, Onan is the ONLY generator manufacturer I can find that says a generator needs to be 'exercised' during storage.
My Honda EM6500SX manual says this is what is required for storage for "1 year or more";
"Fill with fresh gasoline and add gasoline stabilizer*.
Drain the carburetor float bowl (see page 64).
Drain the fuel sediment cup (see page 56).
Remove the spark plug.
Put a teaspoon of engine oil into the cylinder.
Turn the engine slowly with the pull rope to distribute the oil.
Reinstall the spark plug.
Change the engine oil (see page 48).
After removal from storage, drain the stored gasoline into a suitable container, and fill with fresh gasoline before starting."
BTW, windings are sealed in epoxy, it's the slip rings and contacts that corrode, even the Onan manual says so.
