3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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youth4him wrote:
Now, why is that adapter any better than the pigtail I'd used for shore power?
it depends on the generator in use
some of these units where it is 120 ONLY
have the windings wired parallel ( standard procedure )
but the 2 windings are not wired together on both ends
instead the common/wht ends are wired together and the HOT/blk ends are each hooked to 1/2 of the duplex recp
in other words one socket on each winding,
and each socket gets only 1/2 of the total amperage available
to get all the amperage you rewire the generator recp OR use a duplex adapter
the generators with 120/240 option are wired diffeently
too be safe do these 2 things
start the genny and plug a volt meter into the 2 HOT sides of the 2 recp
if it reads 220 do NOT use the dual duplex adapter
if the voltage reads 120
turn it off and remove the recp cover take a close look at the HOT side of the recp " short slot"
and see if the little TAB between the 2 is connected
OR if it is missing and there are 2 wires connected to the screws on that side.
this is the key to how the wiring is setup on that genset
BTW NO portable or RV genset has a common/neutral that is NOT hot
everything wire on a portable genset has power on it
the 120 volts is across the 2 wires /winding
either wire of the recp will read power if measured to the frame or motor
aprox 60 volts AC, 1/2 of the voltage at the outlet
do not stick your fingers into anythng when the generator is running
