3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

BORoarke wrote:
Have a few questions, hope you guys can help me out.

Extension cords:
Just purchased the little yellow generator. It's awesome. Picked it up at AutoZone for around $280 after tax. Not a bad price at all! We haven't used it with the trailer yet since its up on the top of a 7,000 foot mtn on the back side of Zion where we keep it parked during the sprint/summer. We will be using the champ to run our 13,500 A/C unit and the microwave. We plan on buying a 30amp extension cord. Could someone please help me understand what kind of power loss we can expect by connecting a 50 ft 30amp extension cord to our RV cord that came with the RV (I think its probably 15 to 20 ft)? Will we drop a lot of power from the length? What is the rule of thumb for loss/length.

Also, about the fan mod I've read about where you remove the fan from the generator and add the RTV. Does anyone have pictures of exactly where we put the RTV or explain it? I have it taken apart but want to make sure I put it in the right place and don't end up joining anything that is not supposed to be joined. I am brand new to generators so please bare with these basic questions.

Also, does anyone have any good links to websites where I can learn all about watts, volts, amps etc?? I'm pretty green when it comes to this topic and would like to learn what I can.


Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Bryan

Don't forget to include the length of the pigtail that is permanently installed on the trailer. On mine it is 15' long. I have a #10 awg extension with 30 amp connections on both ends (no adapters). The extension is 40' and with the trailer cord I have a total of 55'. Since my generator is set for a full 120 volts, I have 115-117 volts in the trailer when the A/C is running. Dips slightly when the A/C starts but is right back up as soon as the fan/compressor are running.