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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Caveman3 wrote:
... Thinking that if the genset would start and run a 10" miter saw, it would start and run anything in the house....
Is it possible that the miter saw was too much of an inductive load?
What does your (federally required) "miter saw" nameplate say in terms of voltage & amperage?
What relationship does your house power requirements have to do with a 10" miter saw?
Perhaps your best bet would be to get an ampmeter clamp to check what your actual house current requirements are.
A digital clamp-on ampmeter with "peak hold" you can test what your actual maximum current requirements are.
e.g. Harbor Freight, item# 42397-1VGA, $19.99
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