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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walkers2rad wrote:
figured the orange adapter was just too good to be true!
Prof, do tell with pics of your creation when the storm gets done with you... but then you might be needing it! Hope for all effected to come out ok. Being fully aware of my loads now kind of indicates that I may be able to get by as is, but then again I am not known for leaving things alone.
Worst of the storm went east and west (yes, both) of us. We ended up in the middle and did not get the rain Charlottesville did nor the wind Norfolk experienced. I measured 6" of rain and lost a few tree limbs. The pool is full of acorns and leaves - sure wish I had gotten it covered before Hanna came thru! Power went out about 6:00 pm for an hour and a half then came back on. I had to run the LPG Champ 7,500 for about an hour to get water from the well and keep the fridge and freezer cold. The sun was out and the sky clear just before the sun set.
This is the thingie I made for my ELM3000 several years ago. Both pigtails are parallel at the 30 amp TT outlet. This version has the caps physically tied together with a gear type hose clamp and glue, but that is not necessary. For your genny you would need to leave the caps free or rotate each 90 degrees before clamping. This will distribute the load between two 15 amp standard outlets so overheating of the contact points will not occur. It should work well on your new inverter genny for providing a 30 amp TT outlet. It is not weather resistant and would need to be kept covered with a plastic bag if exposed to rain.
CAUTION: To use this type of device both 120 outlets MUST have the same phase relationship - this WILL NOT work with split circuit outlets.
