3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

MrWizard wrote:

Wyatt-S wrote:
The schematic is posted in "my profile" for those interested.

BUT you have the whole 120 volt full 29 amps going thru (1) breaker as the other breaker is in the neutral circuit of the 30 amp twist lock and NOT in the 120 volt 'LOAD'path and is NOT being used

IMO: the breakers should be paralled in the load path, by using the method I outlined, or you could replace the breakerin the 120 load path with a heavier one.

Thanks Wyatt for the nice schematics you did in your profile.

It does appear that all of the "29 amps" will go thru cb#1, however,
cb#2 does properly protect (13+amp?) receptacle #2 even though its in the 'return' line.
Actally, this is just a current loop, most often a cb is put in the 'hot' line.
(with some of this wiring, the 'hot' line can be subjective)

One other thought;
replacing the voltmeter with an ampmeter might be a more useful display.
After all we cannot do much on these things to regulate the voltage but we can easily control the amps to limit the load.
(having an ampmeter on each circuit would be more useful for me)

Thanks to all for the excellent input and help to understand these gensets.
Pres