3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

mrfixit454 wrote:
This is a great thread. I have read all 150 pages and I am going back to better understand the tech stuff. Many thanks to those who have contributed here. I almost bought the Champion as it is available in my area. I would really like the ELIM (the volt switch feature) and started to search online and came across this. Anyone care to elaborate?? I really don't want to rewire any of these if I don't have to.

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Many thanks to Pat J on his thorough study of the Champion and to Professor95 and Wizard for all the tech stuff and research too. Any links to an ELIM seller would be great too. I did not see the 3000 on ELIMs website. My usage is primarily home backup in case of emergency but would like it to work for the RV as well. My only 220 is my stove/oven in the house.

Locally I can purchase Champion, Powerise (Kragen) , "All Power" (Pepboys) and another model at Pepboys... USA something or other. I have not gone to Harbor Freight yet.
Thanks,
Ramon

My brother bought a Wen from Pep Boys, The outlet is a 30 amp single. It has no switch, It has a 220v recepticle. I told him I didn't understand how the gen was wired that that was possible. We deside that the generator must have a larger wire size on the 110 side to handle the load, and a smaller winding for the other half that makes up the 220v. This would work fine as long as you keep the 220v load under the rating of the genset.
I would not say that I checked this out but the manual does say the 110 can draw the full load. All I can say is that Wen must have been reading this list and made the changes necessary for there largest market.

Kevin
The Right Lane