3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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AZ_Ron wrote:
Hi guys... heres the wiring diagram from the 4000W Generator from Harbor Freight with the Robin Subaru engine. I'm no electrician, but would like to know if the adapter that joins both 110v receptacles to up the amperage would work with this. If not, I'll return it and see if I can find a champion or ELM... The specs say each outlet has a 15A breaker.
Also, if the adapter will work, where can I find one?? I saw a pic on a site, but foolishly neglected to book mark it.
Thanks all!!!!!
Ron
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f383/AZ_Ron/genwiring.jpg
From the looks of just this schematic, I would NOT attempt to stick a duplex outlet to single 30A adapter on it. It looks like you have 240 VAC between each outlet's "hot" lead, and the adapter would short them together, tripping one or both breakers in short (as in circuit) order.
Rewiring would be extensive, to the point of kissing any warranty you have good-bye. Read through the past few months though, folks have done similiar.
That's not to say you can't use this generator as it comes. It depends a lot on how accessible your RV is to a separate extension cord, and whether your air conditioner has a plug on it or is hardwired into a panel. If you could run a separate extension cord to run the A/C from one of this generator's outlets, you could probably get by with a 15A outlet to 30A plug adapter plugged into the other generator's outlet.
