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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O.K., I just went out and tested the 120v outlets on my (Costco) PowerWise 3000w.
Not running, voltage switch to 120v. Meter on 200 ohm range:
ground to chassis 0.8 ohm
neutral to chassis 0.8 ohm
hot to chassis 1.0 ohm
Not running, voltage switch to OFF. Meter on 200K ohm range:
ground to chassis 0.0 ohm
neutral to chassis >200K ohm
hot to chassis >200K ohm
Running, voltage switch to 120v. Meter on 200 vac range:
ground to chassis 0 v
neutral to chassis varies 0 to 3 v
hot to chassis 122.5 v
So, it looks like the grounded neutral is a design flaw in the PowerWise generator, and not just a problem with Cloudswrest's unit.
If someone does a fix on their Powerwise, please post a description here so that I might do the same.
Also, sorry for previously posting a link to a document that may have been mis-leading. I (should) know better than to cite a single sentence without checking the actual codes.
Bruce
Edit: When I use the word "chassis" I mean the generator frame. I am not connected to the trailer.
Not running, voltage switch to 120v. Meter on 200 ohm range:
ground to chassis 0.8 ohm
neutral to chassis 0.8 ohm
hot to chassis 1.0 ohm
Not running, voltage switch to OFF. Meter on 200K ohm range:
ground to chassis 0.0 ohm
neutral to chassis >200K ohm
hot to chassis >200K ohm
Running, voltage switch to 120v. Meter on 200 vac range:
ground to chassis 0 v
neutral to chassis varies 0 to 3 v
hot to chassis 122.5 v
So, it looks like the grounded neutral is a design flaw in the PowerWise generator, and not just a problem with Cloudswrest's unit.
If someone does a fix on their Powerwise, please post a description here so that I might do the same.
Also, sorry for previously posting a link to a document that may have been mis-leading. I (should) know better than to cite a single sentence without checking the actual codes.
Bruce
Edit: When I use the word "chassis" I mean the generator frame. I am not connected to the trailer.
