3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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budracer1
Well from what i can find online, which is only pictures and outlet specs, i would say what they have done is place 15A breakers on the L1 and L2 wires. This comes out to 2 15A hots at 120V, to supply the biggest plug on the panel. When you are using 120V all the current is going thru one breaker at 15A, hence your problem. The windings are currently wired in series, which is just fine. Each winding, L1 and L2, will output 3250 watts each, so replacing the 15A breaker with a 30A, and from that breaker wire directly, and only, to a 30A RV outlet. If you "wanted to" the L2 wire can be done the same way and you will have 2 separate 30A RV plugs.
The breakers that are installed seem to be sized to fit the outlets. So remove the outlets (mabey leave one 120V 15A outlet for lights and cords and such) and remove the breakers, install 2 30A RV outlets, and 2 30A breakers, one for each outlet. these outlets will give you 27A each or 3250 watts.
Hope i havent confused you even more.
Well from what i can find online, which is only pictures and outlet specs, i would say what they have done is place 15A breakers on the L1 and L2 wires. This comes out to 2 15A hots at 120V, to supply the biggest plug on the panel. When you are using 120V all the current is going thru one breaker at 15A, hence your problem. The windings are currently wired in series, which is just fine. Each winding, L1 and L2, will output 3250 watts each, so replacing the 15A breaker with a 30A, and from that breaker wire directly, and only, to a 30A RV outlet. If you "wanted to" the L2 wire can be done the same way and you will have 2 separate 30A RV plugs.
The breakers that are installed seem to be sized to fit the outlets. So remove the outlets (mabey leave one 120V 15A outlet for lights and cords and such) and remove the breakers, install 2 30A RV outlets, and 2 30A breakers, one for each outlet. these outlets will give you 27A each or 3250 watts.
Hope i havent confused you even more.
