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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dcs1968 wrote:
Thanks for the info, this is all helpful stuff. Someone mentioned that you only get reduced power output through the duplex plugs. I plugged my HTT into the gen using a 30amp to 15amp adapter and I was able to run the a/c on full blast while running the microwave. I had to do this as the other plug is of the 4 prong variety. I would like to put a 30amp plug in its place. Has anyone done this mod? I only boondock a handful of times a year, the rest of the time its campgrounds w/hookups. I just want to make boondocking as painless for my wife as possible, she hates having to conserve battery power.:W
If you checked the temperature of the adapter at the 15 amp end, you would have found it very hot. I have seen the plastic insulation melt on those things when run over their rating!
As for adding the 30 amp TT outlet - it is no problem and has reportedly been done by several owners. You do have to enlarge the hole for the TT outlet to fit, which is a grind or file job. If you get it out-of-round you can always add a stainless steel cover plate. Also, keep in mind you will loose the ability to have 220 if you replace the twist lock outlet. No big deal if you are using it only for an RV. Another option is to add a PVC box with a TT outlet to the side of the frame and wire it with at least #12 AWG stranded copper from the existing 120 wiring.
