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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LLeopold wrote:
So, I have two questions:
1) I know that the speed of the heads determines the frequency, but is the throttle adjustment the only way to adjust the frequency, or is there some other, or more appropriate, way?
Not on your genset. Engine speed needs to be 3600 RPM to output 60 HZ. To have an 80 Hz output, your engine speed would be a screaming 4,800 RPM.
2) What would make the engine speed up like that on its own? It was 100 degrees+ when we used the A/C, but the temperature in the box never went over 150 degrees dues to the air flow. Did I merely "band-aid" a solution, or is there something else I should be looking at?
Check all the springs and their end hooks that are part of the engine speed governor. They are very sensitive to changes and can have a domino effect on engine speed. My guess is the spring tensions have changed from the day you started using the genset. As you found, the upper adjustment screw/lever attached to the governor can compensate for your problem.
